Shafeek Nader

Shafeek Nader
BornMarch 6, 1926
DiedOctober 19, 1986(1986-10-19) (aged 60)
EducationUniversity of Toronto
OrganizationNorthwestern Connecticut Community College
Parent(s)Rose Bouziane
Nathra Nader
RelativesRalph Nader (brother)
Laura Nader (sister)
Claire Nader (sister)

Shafeek Nader (Arabic: شفيق نادر) (6 March 1926 – 19 October 1986) was the first son of Rose Nader, and older brother of Ralph, Laura, and Claire Nader. He was a community advocate and the principal founder of Northwestern Connecticut Community College. After his death in 1986, the Shafeek Nader Trust was created in his honor. Nader was a graduate of the University of Toronto.

Biography

Shafeek Nader was born March 6, 1926 in Winsted, Connecticut to Rose and Nathra Nader, who ran a local restaurant. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and returned to Winsted to finish high school, graduating from the Gilbert School in 1947.

He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1952 with a degree in anthropology and studied law at Boston University. In 1965, he and a group of friends founded Northwestern Connecticut Community College, of which he served as the chairman of the board. Nader went on to work for the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges.

On October 19, 1986, he died of prostate cancer in San Diego.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nader, Ralph (February 7, 2010). "My Brother, Shafeek". The MY HERO Project. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rose Bouziane Nader, Activists' Mother, Is Dead at 99". New York Times. January 25, 2006.
  3. ↑ Patricia Cronin Marcello (2004). Ralph Nader: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 102. ISBN 9780313330049. Pages xvi, 3, 7, 102–103.
  4. ↑ The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest
  5. 1 2 "Shafeek Nader, brother of consumer activist Ralph Nader, died... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  6. ↑ Birdsong, Annie (August 13, 2000). "Ralph Nader's Childhood Roots". Green Party of Ohio. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Credits". Community and Junior College Journal. 43 (3): 2. November 1972 – via Internet Archive.