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Meet Saba Ahmed:

From the Oct 6, 2011 archive of www.sabaahmed.com/saba.html

Saba Ahmed, Candidate for United States Congress

Welcome

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيم
الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين الرَّحمـنِ الرَّحِيم مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّين إِيَّاك نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِين اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّين

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All praise belongs to God, Lord of the Universe, the Beneficent, the Merciful and Master of the Day of Judgment. (Lord), You alone We do worship and from You alone we do seek assistance, (Lord), guide us to the right path, the path of those to whom You have granted blessings, those who are neither subject to Your anger nor have gone astray. Amen!
(The Holy Quran, 1:1-7)

Saba Ahmed, was born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan. She moved to Portland, Oregon for college and earned her Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Portland State University. Once Saba started to take an interest in political work, she worked for Governor Ted Kulongoski and Congressman Earl Blumenauer to gain more political experience. She also worked at Intel in several engineering and management roles. Saba will be completing her joint Juris Doctorate-MBA degrees later this year with a focus on intellectual property law from Lewis and Clark Law School and University of Portland.
Prior to joining the first class of Emerge Oregon, Saba participated in the New Leadership Oregon (NLO) program and met several politically engaged women who encouraged her to apply for Emerge. Saba felt the concept of running for political office was still a fairly abstract concept since she is only in her early twenties. Yet, upon gaining acceptance and beginning her involvement with Emerge Oregon, Saba has gained the support and confidence to crystallize her interest in running for Congress in the future. She says, "I realize that it will be a fabulous journey no matter what."
Saba has found political networking to be more accessible and comfortable since she has aligned herself with Emerge. Saba says people are generally very "impressed and intimidated" when they learn she is a program member of Emerge, because they recognize "a new powerful, highly-connected group of Oregon women will be running for office."
Upon graduating law school, Saba plans to explore the possibility of running for U.S. House of Representatives. "The United States and the State of Oregon have blessed me with so much," she says, "I would like to give it back through public service."
She believes her corporate background will help her participate in conversations regarding our economy. The economic climate in Oregon is a particularly compelling factor for Saba’s candidacy – they have the 4^thhighest unemployment rate in the country.
Growing up in Pakistan gives Saba a unique vantage point into foreign policy. Saba observes that there are few members of Congress who have lived in the Middle East. Without adequate cultural understanding, Saba challenges whether Congress can authentically put forth policy affecting Muslims, Pakistan, and the Middle East. She strongly believes she can help "bridge gaps between the East and West" and contribute to current foreign policy. While Saba appreciates "decisions that are well-researched, they are not the same as someone who has lived in both countries."
http://web.archive.org/web/20111006151254/http://www.sabaahmed.com/saba.html

From the Nov 27, 2010 archive of www.sabaahmed.com/saba.html

Saba recently joined Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman to pursue her Patent Attorney career. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Portland State University and is currently completing her joint Juris Doctorate-MBA degree at Lewis & Clark Law School and University of Portland. She has worked for Intel Corporation, Digimarc Corporation, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Supreme Court and Stoel Rives. In February 2010, she fought for her civil rights to successfully repeal an Oregon law that banned teachers from wearing the Muslim headscarf, Sikh turban, Jewish yarmulke and other religious attire. Saba is best known for her political activism and community organizing in Oregon, United States. She also serves as the President for Pakistan Defense of Human Rights and regularly lobbies / consults government officials on Muslim American issues.
http://web.archive.org/web/20101127203747/http://sabaahmed.com/saba.html

The Contact page ( http://www.sabaahmed.com/contact-us.html ) lists a DC address, but the business is registered in Oregon.

http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1478148&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE

Additional info:

Saba Ahmed LLC
P.O. Box 902
Portland, Oregon 97207
Revenue: $1 mil. - $5 mil.
Employees: 10 - 20
http://www.zoominfo.com/s/#!search/profile/company?companyId=355807759&targetid=profile

Nice research. She is clearly an agent provocateur with political ambitions.

That says that she’s getting her JD from University of Portland, but the article says American University, which is in DC.

Same person?