Edward Ahmed Mitchell is a civil rights attorney and former journalist who serves as the National Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.

Mr. Mitchell has also served as President, Vice President and Secretary of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML), as a member of the Georgia Association of Muslim Lawyers, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Community Center of Atlanta, and as a member of the board of the 501(c)4 political organization CAIR Action.

Mr. Mitchell served as the Executive Director of CAIR-Georgia from 2016 to 2020. In 2016, the chapter received CAIR National’s Chapter of the Year award. Before joining CAIR-Georgia, Mr. Mitchell practiced law as a criminal prosecutor for the City of Atlanta. He also worked as a freelance journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Mr. Mitchell received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, where he won first place in the law school’s annual Trial Advocacy Competition, served as editor-in-chief of The Georgetown Law Weekly, and was elected president of the Muslim Law Students Association.

Mr. Mitchell received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Morehouse College, where he served as president of the Honors Program Club, editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, and captain of the school’s award-winning American Mock Trial Association team.

Mr. Mitchell has been interviewed by many local and national media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, The Washington Post and The New York Times about issues related to civil rights, anti-Muslim bigotry and U.S. foreign policy. Contact him at e-Mitchell@cair.com.