Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has been the Mayor of New York City since 2026. He was a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district from 2021 until 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.

Mayor of New York City
2025 mayoral campaign
In 2024, Mamdani announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election. Mamdani will be New York's first Muslim mayor. His campaign was supported by progressive activists and leaders such as U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.

In June 2025, Mamdani won the Democratic nomination, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in an upset victory. 

Mamdani was elected mayor on November 4, 2025.

Tenure
Mamdani became mayor on January 1, 2026, with New York Attorney General Letitia James swearing him in at the abandoned City Hall subway station just after midnight. Mamdani took the oath on the Quran, making him the first mayor of the city to do so. A public inauguration was held in the afternoon of January 1; Mamdani was sworn in by Bernie Sanders. He is the city’s youngest mayor since 1892, as well as the city’s first Indian American and Muslim mayor.

Personal life
Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, into a family of Indian descent. When he was five, Mamdani and his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa. His family moved to New York City when Mamdani was seven.

Mamdani graduated from the Bank Street School for Children, and then the Bronx High School of Science. Mamdani attended Bowdoin College in Maine.

In 2018, Mamdani became an American citizen. He is a Shia Muslim. He married Syrian-American artist Rama Duwaji in early 2025.

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