Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim - Professional Profile & Bio at Ziggs

Interview

An Interview with Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim
Interview conducted on Thursday, December 18, 2008

Can you name one accomplishment in your life most people might not know about?
Abdul-Jalil: ~ Only person to graduate from University of California, Berkeley in 2.5 years and achieve letters in three academic disciplines; Business Administration, Educational Psychology, and Sociology,~ Took and passed one full year class load in one college academic quarter!,~ Recognized for Genius I.Q.~ Had completed 1.5 years of 2 year MBA program before entering Stanford Graduate School of Business as a result of Undergraduate Degree from Cal.

Do you think that you are successful?
Abdul-Jalil: FOUNDER, PRODUCER: “The Evening of Elegance” Oakland, CA, 1997-Host; CMS Community Food Bank, Oakland, 1996; "The Stars", Cable TV Show, Oakland, CA, 1975; Montgomery Wards Training Program, Richmond, CA,1974; Montgomery Wards "Super Sunday", Richmond, CA,1974; Bay Area Black Expo, Oakland, CA, 1973; Congress of Athletes For Alternatives to Youths, 1972; Martin Luther King Basketball Classic, l972; California Fashion and Beauty Pageant, 1975

Describe your most significant on the job success in the last five years
Abdul-Jalil: Graduated High School with Honors,~ Deans List at Cal,~ Ford Foundation Scholar, COGME Fellowship Award at Stanford Graduate School of Business,~ Federal Law Review, 1987,~ Enshrined in " WHO'S WHO ", United States Registry, 1990,~ " WHO'S WHO IN CALIFORNIA ", 1982,~" OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN OF AMERICA ", 1982,~ " WHO'S WHO IN ELECTRONICS", 1989,~ Proclamation " UNITED STATES CONGRESS, 7TH DISTRICT ", 1974 ~ Proclamation " CITY Of OAKLAND ", 1982

Name one event that has singlehandedly influenced you most
Abdul-Jalil: ~Started own business while at Stanford and still operates it as a corporation today over 35 years later, ~Founded the "Community Food Bank" through the Margaret & Aaron Wallace Foundation to provide food and meals for the needy in 1992 to continue a similar program started by his father in the 1950's.

If you could give the world one piece of advice, what would it be?
Abdul-Jalil: 1995 al-Hakim exec produced, produced, filmed and aired on Russian National TV a series of concerts in St. Petersburg and Moscow by MC Hammer in a “Rap-The-Vote” to secure the 18-45 voter turnout and re-election of President Boris Yeltsin. The strategy was heralded world wide by political pundits as “incredibly brillant”, “triumph for democratic reform” and “world altering” in having “saved” Russian democracy.This miracle is shown in 2004 film “Spinning Boris” with Jeff Goldblum

What was the most important decision you have ever made in regards to your career?
Abdul-Jalil: After al-Hakim's victory in the Federal Tax Courts against the Tax Commissioner, the IRS moved to change the Tax Codes with the historic “al-Hakim” Tax Code §7872 [692] Ruling. The IRS changed the Federal Tax Codes such that it now “prevents no-interest loans” and was instituted to eliminate and close the Federal Income Tax loop-hole created with al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans in sports and entertainment financial transactions. CITE: Tax Notes, Dec. 4, 2000, p. 1311; 89 Tax Notes 1311 (D

Name a couple of organizations that you belong to
Abdul-Jalil: The Historic BALSA 1979 National Law Convention themed: “The Reconstruction of Black Civilizations.” Dedicated to- Rev. Ben Chavis, Introduction- Mayor Lionel Wilson, Keynote Speaker- Min. Louis Farrakhan,presenters: Hon. Ben Travis, Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim, Don Warden (Khalid al-Mansour),Howard Moore, Angela Davis,Hon. Judith Ford,Asa Hilliard, Nathan Hare,Hon. Wiley Manuel,Hon. Clinton White,Hon. Allen Broussard,John Burris, Peter Cohen, Claude Ames, Robert Harris, Eva Patterson, George Holland

What is your favorite quote and what does it mean to you?
Abdul-Jalil: The Re-election of Russian President Boris Yeltsin Excerpts of “Clinton Secrets” in a book by JOHN DIAMOND A State Department memo marked “confidential,’’ states President Bill Clinton told Yeltsin he ”wanted to make sure that everything the United States did would have a positive impact and nothing should have a negative impact’’ on Yeltsin’s re-election. The memo added the U. S. wanted an upcoming summit with the Russian leader to be successful to “reinforce everything that Yeltsin had done.

Name two aspects of your career that you are most passionate about
Abdul-Jalil: al-Hakim's victory in the Federal Court over the U. S. Tax Commissioner in the historic “al-Hakim” Tax Code §7872 [692] Ruling has academians teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans in Tax Free financial transactions as part of the Wake Forest University School of Law Federal Tax Course on “ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON INTEREST” and it’s historic impact on Shariah-Riba Complaint financial transactions that allow devout Muslims and Jews to obey religious prohibitions against interest

What was your very first job experience and how did it affect you?
Abdul-Jalil: The historic "al-Hakim Rule" Code §7872 [692] victory in the Federal Tax Court over the U. S. Tax Commissioner has academians at Harvard, Yale, Washington & Lee, Univ. of Virginia, Washington and Wake Forest Univ. Law Schools, among others, teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans in Tax Free financial transactions as part of the of Federal Tax Course.

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