Andy Shallal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andy Shallal
Occupation	Restaurateur
Date Of Birth	Mar 21, 1955(1955-03-21)
Age	69
Birthplace	Baghdad
Country	Iraq
Birth City	Baghdad Governorate
Horoscope	Aries

Andy Shallal Biography

Andy Shallal is one of the most popular and richest Restaurateur who was born on March 21, 1955 in Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq.

Shallal moved to the United States with his family in 1966. His father was Ambassador of the Arab League, a position he held until Saddam Hussein seized power, after which they could not return. He graduated from Catholic University of America and later enrolled in Howard University medical school. Shallal earned his MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Shallal worked as a researcher in medical immunology at the National Institutes of Health.

Shallal painted the mural at the headquarters of the Institute for Policy Studies on 16th street NW, which depicts the story of IPS and social movements in which it has been involved. The mural is several hundred square feet and wraps around a 50-seat, square meeting room. Featured in the mural are the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Benjamin Spock and the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone. Also included are Chilean diplomat and IPS fellow Orlando Letelier and his assistant Ronni Moffitt, who were killed by a car bomb on Embassy Row in 1976. The mural depicts former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet weeping into a handkerchief. As an IPS board member, Shallal painted the mural as a gift to the Institute.

Andy Shallal Net Worth

Andy Shallal is one of the richest Restaurateur from Iraq. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andy Shallal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anas “Andy” Shallal (Arabic: أنس شلال) (born March 21, 1955) is an Iraqi- American artist, activist and entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder/CEO of the Washington, D.C., area restaurant, bookstore, performance venue Busboys and Poets and local philanthropist. He is also well known for his opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He was a candidate for the 2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Andy Shallal Dating?

According to our records, Andy Shallal married to Marjan Shallal. As of December 1, 2023, Andy Shallal’s is not dating anyone.

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Shallal opened a second Busboys location in Arlington in July 2007, and he opened a third location in the D.C. at 5th & K NW in 2008. A fourth location opened in Hyattsville, Maryland, in summer 2011. In 2014 Busboys and Poets opened in Brookland. In 2015 Busboys and Poets opened in Takoma.

Facts & Trivia

Anuvab Ranked on the list of most popular Restaurateur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iraq. Andy Shallal celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.

On October 12, 2010, Shallal was awarded the Champions of Democracy Award by DCVote for his activism in support of voting rights for the people of the District of Columbia.

How many Busboys and Poets are there?

With six , soon to be seven locations in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, Busboys and Poets has become a home for progressives, artists, creatives and intellectuals, including such notables as Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, Alice Walker, Angela Davis and the late Howard Zinn.

Who is the owner of Busboys and Poets?

Andy Shallal

How did Busboys and Poets get their name?

Why the name? The name Busboys and Poets refers to American poet Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel in the 1920s, prior to gaining recognition as a poet.

What is the meaning of busboys?

Definition of busboy : a waiter’s assistant specifically : one who removes dirty dishes and resets tables in a restaurant.

Where did Busboys and Poets start?

This is where it all began, on 14th & V streets NW, in 2005. Our founder Andy Shallal was active in the addition of the name “Langston Hughes Way” on V street between 13th and 14th streets to pay homage to the poet Hughes, where the inspiration for the name Busboys and Poets comes from.