Akbar Hossain is an appointee to the Norristown Planning Commission and is studying at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is interested in refugee and asylum policies, revitalizing low-income communities, and developing opportunities for disadvantaged youth. He has been recognized nationally as a Harry S. Truman Scholar and as a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship.
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