Mona Nisar

Founder & CEO — Curry In A Hurry (Est. 1998)
Utah’s First Halal Restaurant | Nationally Recognized Humanitarian

From Nairobi, Kenya to Lahore, Pakistan to Salt Lake City, Utah — building culture, feeding communities, and creating lasting good.

Contact: contact@monanisar.com

Public Profile

Mona Nisar is a globally respected entrepreneur, humanitarian, and cultural leader. She founded Curry In A Hurry in 1998, making it Utah’s first Halal restaurant, and has spent over 30 years serving communities through food, culture, and humanitarian work across the world.

Her life’s work blends business, service, and culture—building institutions, feeding people with purpose, and creating bridges between communities.

Leadership & Recognition

• 1998 – Present, Founder & Lifelong CEO, Curry In A Hurry

  - Utah’s First Halal Restaurant

• 2012 – Present, Board Member of Art Over Destruction

  Nationally recognized 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Youth Organization

• 2020 – Present, Westminster College Women’s Board Member

Impact & Humanitarian Work

• 1996 – Present, Worldwide charity and humanitarian work, USA, Pakistan, Kenya

• 2005 – Present, Court translator, Salt Lake City, Utah

• 2008 – Present, Pakistani Association member, Salt Lake City, Utah

• 2024 – Present, Building a mosque from the ground up in a village in Tanzania

Culture Builder — Salt Lake City

• 1997 – 2002, Built Bollywood Indian film culture in Salt Lake City

• 2002 – Present — Producer of Pakistani cultural stage plays
  Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah

Her Food Philosophy

Curry In A Hurry serves rich, healing food.
Every dish includes garlic, ginger, and turmeric — ingredients chosen to nourish both the body and the soul.

“Every bite should heal.” — Mona Nisar

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