Talat Othman

Talat M. Othman (born April 27, 1936, in Beitunia, Palestine) is a Palestinian-American businessman and investor.

On April 4, 2002, Othman joined Islamic Institute head Khaled Saffuri in a meeting with Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill (arranged by Grover Norquist) as representatives of the Muslim-American community, to voice complaints about the March 20 raid on the International Institute of Islamic Thought and 19 related entities.

In 2006, Othman received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters from Catholic Theological Union.

From 1983 to 1995, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dearborn Financial Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Chicago, Illinois, and chairman of the board of trustees of Amana Mutual Funds, Bellingham, Washington.