Yaqub Mirza

M. Yaqub Mirza (born 1946 in Karachi, British Raj (now Pakistan)) was a Herndon, Virginia-based businessman and Islamic activist.

Background Muhammad Yaqub Mirza held a MSc from the University of Karachi (1969), and a PhD in Physics (1974) and M.A. in Teaching Science (1975) from the University of Texas at Dallas. His doctoral thesis was entitled Multiphoton Ionization of Cesium Through Resonant Dissociative States of Cs2 and his thesis advisor was Carl B. Collins. From 1998 until his death in late 2025, he was President and CEO of Sterling Management Group, Inc (SMG).

Lecturing career Mirza lectures on Islamic finance and Entrepreneurship and has spoken at several institutions.

Legal issues and political activity In 2002, Mirza's offices were raided by the FBI as part of an investigation into money laundering and terrorism, although Mirza was not charged with any crime as a result of this.

Mirza and Sterling Group were active financial supporters of the Republican party in Virginia.