Abdul Haqq Baker

Abdul Haqq Baker (born 1966) is an academic and religious leader. He supports the Salafi branch of Islam that is popular in the Persian Gulf.

Early life and education Baker was born in 1966.

In his youth, Baker got involved in local gangs, until he converted from Christianity to Islam in 1990. Specifically, Baker joined the Salafi movement,

Career Baker worked as a lawyer for ten years, a position he held for 15 years. In 2007, Baker created a controversial initiative called Strategy to Reach, Empower and Educate Teenagers (STREET). Baker encourages institutions to move criminals and radicals to the self-reflective stage, whereby the citizen reflects on the world based on their own personal experiences, rather than emotions and propaganda.