July 1, 2003
Source: The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55841-2003Jul1.html?referrer=emailarticle
On July 1, 2003 The Washington Post reported that "Yusuf Saleem, who has served as Imam of Masjid Muhammed in Northwest Washington for 13 years, has been appointed as the D.C. police department's first Muslim chaplain, a department spokesman said."