Sheikh yusuf estes biography for kids

American Islamic preacher (born )

SheikhYusuf Estes (born: Joseph Estes, ), is an American Islamic preacher and chaplain from Texas.^[2] Estes converted from Christianity to Islam in He served as a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the s, and as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the UN in September ^[3]

Estes has served as a guest presenter and a keynote speaker at various Islamic events.^[4] Estes was named as the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony on 8 August ^[5]

Estes is the founder and president of Guide US TV, a free-to-air Internet and satellite TV channel, which broadcasts programs about Islam.^[6] In Estes was list as one of the top most influential Muslims.^[7]

In November , Estes was denied entry into Singapore for having expressed views which were deemed by the Minis