As Texas faces what many conservatives describe as the growing influence of Islam, one figure stands out in Republican circles: S. Javaid Anwar, also known as Syed Javaid Anwar. Anwar, a Muslim oil executive from Midland who was born in Pakistan, has donated millions to Governor Greg Abbott’s campaigns while staying active in Muslim-American heritage groups, mosques, and community projects. Meanwhile, Abbott has become a leading critic of Sharia law, labeling the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations in November 2025 and promising to stop what he calls efforts to “forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s mastership of the world.” Public records show that Anwar has been Abbott’s largest individual donor in several election cycles. According to…
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