Farhan Zaidi
| Farhan Zaidi | |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Baseball Executive | |
| Born: November 11, 1976 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | |
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Farhan Zaidi (born November 11, 1976) is a Canadian professional baseball executive. He has also served as president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants, general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and as assistant general manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently works for the Dodgers as a special advisor and also assists Dodgers owner Mark Walter with his other sports interests.
Zaidi is one of the only Muslim executives in Major League Baseball. He was the first Muslim, Pakistani-Canadian, and, subsequently, South Asian-Canadian general manager in Major League Baseball. He was also the first Muslim to run a major North American sports team.