Yahay Obeid's Biography

Yahay Obeid
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Yahay Obeid was born in Yemen and migrated to the United States at the age of eight. Currently, he works for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), starting his FAA career as an air traffic controller at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in 2008. He received his Bachelor of Science in airline management from the Vaughn College of Aeronautics in 2005, and his private pilot license in 2003.
 
He was an adjunct professor at Vaughn College from 2009 to 2012.  He previously worked for the Transportation Security Administration at LaGuardia Airport and Orlando International Airport from 2005 to 2008 and for Swissport International Ltd. at JFK from 2004 to 2006.
 
First appointed to Community Board 11 in 2016 by Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., he is currently the chairman of the Public Safety and Ethics & Disciplinary Committees, the director of outreach for the Bronx Muslim Center on Rhinelander Avenue, and a proud resident of Morris Park.