Naveed Shah

Naveed Shah is a US Army veteran who served in Iraq and political director of the veterans organization Common Defense. After serving on active duty for four years, including a 12-month tour in Iraq, Naveed returned to his hometown for undergraduate studies and began volunteering with veterans groups. This led to a legislative and advocacy fellowship with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America in 2012. In 2016, the first lady invited Naveed to attend Pres. Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, in recognition of his years of work on veterans issues. In 2018, Naveed worked with the Virginia Democratic Party’s Mission First initiative, to get veterans and military families involved in the political process. For the past nine years, Naveed has been involved in building political power for veterans across the nation.