Hamza Yusuf

American Islamic scholar

Born: 1 January 1958, Walla Walla
Age: 68

Hamza Yusuf (born 1958) is an American Islamic scholar, writer, translator, university teacher and podcaster from Walla Walla, and the president of Zaytuna College. He studied at San Jose State University and the Graduate Theological Union, and he is a member of Religions for Peace. He has hosted a podcast under his own name since February 2017 and leads Zaytuna College's monthly online book club. His YouTube channel had about 143,000 subscribers in April 2025.