Imam Saffet Catovic is a U.S. Muslim community organizer, environmental leader, and doctoral candidate at Drew University, where he also serves as a Lecturer and Muslim Chaplain. He holds an MBA in Economics and an MA in Religion and Society.

With extensive experience in both government and civil society, Imam Saffet served in senior diplomatic roles for the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 2001, including as Minister Counselor at the United Nations. His interfaith and environmental leadership includes past service as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and as Senior Muslim Advisor for GreenFaith. He is a co-founder of Green Muslims of New Jersey, a founding committee member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Green Initiatives, and a consultant for the Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change. He also serves as a member of the Scholars Drafting Team for UNEP’s Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth, and was a drafter of the Fatwa on Fossil Fuel Divestment.

Beyond these landmark contributions, Imam Saffet has produced a wide range of scholarly and organizational works on Islam, the environment, and environmental justice-including research papers, policy briefs, community toolkits, and interfaith statements-that bridge Islamic ethics with practical ecological action. His work continues to inform faith-based environmental movements both in the U.S. and internationally.

Currently, Imam Saffet is a Board Member of the Muslim Alliance in North America, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and Faith in New Jersey, and serves on the Advisory Group for the Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology. He is an Adjunct Professor of Religion at St. Francis College and Director of United Nations Operations for Justice For All. He previously directed the ISNA Office for Interfaith, Community Alliances, and Government Relations in Washington, D.C.

Most recently, he is a contributing author to a chapter in The Cambridge Handbook of Islam and Environmental Law.