Ustadh Nadeem Siddiqi grew up in Knoxville where he has lived since 1977. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Economics in 2002 and from Tayseer Seminary in 2016 in its first class. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Muslim Community of Knoxville, Annoor Academy of Knoxville, Tayseer Seminary, and the Association of Muslim Chaplains.

He serves as adjunct faculty for Tayseer Seminary where he teaches a course in community activism. Ustadh Nadeem is a National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni completing courses in the Talkeetna Mountain range in Alaska in 2000 and 2019 and has lead courses in the field for Tayseer Wilderness since its inception.