About Michael Sareini

Michael Sareini was elected to his first term on the Dearborn City Council in November
2013.

Sareini is a life long resident of Dearborn. He is the son of the late Tom Sareini, owner
of the Village Café previously located for over 25 years on Greenfield Rd at Rotunda
Drive, and Suzanne Sareini, retired Dearborn City Council President Pro-Tem who
served on the Council for 24 years.

Sareini and his wife Dalal have five children – Toufic, Houssain, Aliah, Suzanne and
Hassan.

Sareini graduated from Fordson High School in 1990 and earned his Associate’s Degree
from Henry Ford Community College in 1993. Sareini began a career in automotive
sales in 1995. Sareini has won countless sales awards, and in 2011 was recognized by
Ford Motor Company as Michigan’s #1 ranked volume salesman and #3 ranked
salesman in the country.

Sareini was appointed as the sole representative of the state of Michigan in a national
Ford Sales Advisory Panel that consisted of only 13 nationally renowned salesmen.
Sareini’s recommendation resulted in a direct policy change within Ford Credit, the
company’s financing arm.

In 2006, after 14 years out of the classroom, and while working full-time and raising his
family, Sareini returned to school to complete his education at the University of
Michigan-Dearborn. Sareini graduated in 2009 “With High Distinction,” earning a
Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Political Science and minoring in Psychology.
Sareini continued pursuing higher education, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley School
of Law and has been a general practicing Attorney for 8 years.

Sareini was chosen by the Michigan Attorney General as a transition team guidance
member of experts comprising extremely-revered individuals from the government, legal,
indigenous, and corporate sectors. This team was formed to guide a smooth and seamless
transition between administrations as the Attorney General-Elect took office, effective
January 1, 2019.

Sareini has a long history of participating in Dearborn youth recreation programs, sitting
on boards and coaching. Sareini is a supporter of many local charities.