OUR TEAM
Meet the management team, mentors and educators behind Lighthouse Mentoring.
MANAGEMENT
Hamza Andreas Tzortzis is the founder and director of Lighthouse Mentoring. He is the CEO and founder of Sapience Institute, co-founder of The Visionaries, and author of “The Divine Reality”, “Unveiling Tyranny” and “The Way of Love”. He is an instructor, mentor and educator with a PgCert, MA and MRes in Philosophy, and is currently completing his PhD.
Tariq Kurd is a director of Lighthouse, a senior mentor and the author of the forthcoming book, The 48 Laws of Honour. He has a BA Hons. in History from the Open University. Besides English, Tariq speaks Baluchi and Brahvi, and is conversant in Persian and Pashto.
Yusuf is the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the operational and financial management of Lighthouse. He manages the team of mentors and educators, and is engaged in mentoring, training and development. Yusuf is the author of Islam or Nihilism and has a degree in philosophy. He has worked on multiple YouTube channels, including Pondering Soul and Thought Adventure Podcast.
MENTORS & EDUCATORS
Abbas is a senior mentor for Lighthouse. He has been a member of a dawah organisation (EF Dawah) for over 11 years. Working with Sapience Institute sparked a passion for coaching and mentoring, which led him to qualify as an Islamically Integrated Life Coach, a role he now pursues as a fulfilling career.
Abdullah Jamil is a psychology graduate from George Mason University with a focus on behaviour and sociology, and studied Arabic and Quran in Egypt. He is the founder of an organisation that supports incarcerated youth in their Islamic development and aids their reintegration into society through college essay and résumé assistance, and more.
Fahad is a research fellow and instructor at Sapience Institute, and the author of No Doubt: Finding Certainty in an Age of Uncertainty. His research focuses on Islamic Theo-Philosophy and Spirituality. He holds a BA in Economics from Michigan State University, an MSc in Business from the University of Southern California, and Graduate Studies in Middle Eastern Studies (Islamic Theology) from the University of Texas at Austin. He is pursuing a PhD in Islamic Thought at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
Imran is the author of “Dying to Believe”. He is a public speaker, instructor and writer focused on engaging new atheism and presenting a positive case for Islam. He travels across the UK addressing local communities and delivers outreach training across university campuses. He has a BSc in Engineering, a certificate in Quranic Arabic, and is completing an MA in Islamic Studies.
Jawad is an Australian businessman and investor with over two decades of experience founding and funding pioneering businesses. He has led more than 25 companies across five countries, and has been involved with Sapience for over two years — first as a mentee and now, after extensive training, as a mentor.
Khalid is the creator of Incisive Thoughts, a YouTube channel and website exploring philosophy, theology and Islam. His content addresses doubts, presents arguments for Islam and engages with atheism and scepticism. He is passionate about helping Muslims navigate intellectual and spiritual challenges with confidence. His interests include cognitive science, fitrah, evolution and epistemology.
Saleem Chagtai is a student of the Islamic sciences, and a da’ee, teacher, khateeb and senior Lighthouse mentor with over 30 years of studying, conveying and teaching Islam. He has studied with scholars in the UK, specialising in ‘aqeedah, fiqh and hadeeth, and graduated with distinction in Islamic Studies. He was previously a curriculum trainer and Head of Communications at iERA, and has lectured in the UK, Canada, Malaysia and Australia.
Dr. Osman Latiff is a Senior Researcher and Instructor at Sapience Institute. He has a BA in History, an MA in Crusader Studies, a PhD on the Merits of Jerusalem and religious poetry in the Muslim effort to recapture Jerusalem during the Crusades, and a PostDoc in Politics and International Relations. He is an author and a regular speaker at mosques and universities in the UK and internationally.
Zubair has been instrumental in key initiatives with iERA and Mercy Mission (New Muslim Care), focusing on dawah and supporting new Muslims. He co-founded Relieve Humanity International and has served on advisory boards for AnNur Welfare and Human Concern International. A local khateeb and Quranic Arabic teacher, he trains others in dawah and new Muslim development and guides young people as a counsellor. Professionally, he is a cybersecurity researcher with experience at Microsoft, IBM and startups.
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