He was the first Muslim and the first native of India to win elected office in Michigan, and one of the first in the nation. In 1979, Husain was elected to the Ypsilanti City Council. Gregarious and cheerful, Husain enjoyed the spotlight the walls of his shop displayed a selection from thousands of pictures of himself with people in show business, sports, and politics. He provided employment not only to his relatives, but also to community members, the homeless, and other young people in the community, who worked in his kitchen and delivered pizzas and fazes. In his Ypsilanti pizza shop, Husain created a calzone-like dish he named "faz," after himself. As a devout and practicing Muslim, Husain put the letters "INOG," for "In Name Of God," at the top of his print advertising for his pizza shop. He opened a pizza shop, "Hello Faz Pizza," first in Ypsilanti, and later on West Liberty Street in nearby Ann Arbor. In an effort for himself and his family to be Americanized, Husain started calling his wife "Nikki." She became an American citizen in 1981. After he had established himself in Ypsilanti, he arranged to have Nikat join him there. Husain was married to his wife Nikat in an arranged marriage. At age 14, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where his father had gotten a job at Eastern Michigan University. Tajamul Husain, was curator at the Patna Museum. Husain was born and raised in Patna, Bihar, India, where his grandfather, Mr.
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