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Zohran Kwame Mamdani (/ z ə ˈ r ɑː n m ə m ˈ d ɑː n i / zə-RAHN məm-DAH-nee; [2] born October 18, 1991) is an American politician from the state of New York. Mamdani has served since 2021 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district in Queens. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he was first elected in 2020 after defeating a ...
Mamdani’s campaign has proposed making an increase of 800% for the city’s anti-hate crime program. Mamdani prepares ahead of a debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York on ...
Mamdani is currently the three-term representative for assembly district 36 in the New York State Assembly. He is the first South Asian man and Ugandan to serve in the assembly and the third ...
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician. He has been a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district since 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.. In 2024, Mamdani announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election.If elected, Mamdani would be New York's first Muslim mayor. [4]
Mamdani, the son of Columbia Professor Mahmood Mamdani and Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, known for movies like Monsoon Wedding and Mississippi Masala, worked as a foreclosure prevention housing ...
Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a New York State Assemblymember and democratic socialist running for Mayor. Born in Uganda and raised in New York City, he has fought for the working class in and outside the legislature: hunger striking alongside taxi drivers to achieve more than $450 million in transformative debt relief, winning over $100 million in ...
Mamdani, a member of the state Assembly, has leveraged social media to gain attention in the crowded race, employing slickly produced videos highlighting his platform — like free bus service or ...
Zohran Mamdani: It’s been quite exciting building this campaign with an incredible team over the last five months, and it has definitely transformed my experience as a New Yorker. Now, when I’m on the train, I might meet someone there who knows about the campaign. If I’m walking on the street, I might be accosted by someone with a camera ...
Mamdani was born Oct. 18, 1991, in Kampala, Uganda, to anti-colonialist scholar Mahmood Mamdani and filmmaker Mira Nair. Mamdani, who is Muslim, immigrated to the U.S. when he was seven.
Mamdani, a progressive state assemblyman from Queens, has surprised the political world with his strong fund-raising numbers, populist proposals, and videos that have gone viral on social media. The 33-year-old has been making the case that he is the strongest candidate to beat the front-runner in the race, former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, who has a well-funded super PAC supporting him.