ZOHRAN MAMDANI

(Zohran Kwame Mamdani)


Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani
  • Born: October 18, 1991
  • Nationality: American, Ugandan
  • Profession: Politician, NY City Mayor

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani served from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens. Mamdani was born in Kampala to Indo-Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani and Indian filmmaker Mira Nair. When he was seven years old, after having spent three years in Cape Town, he and his family moved to New York City. Mamdani graduated from the Bronx High School of Science before receiving a bachelor's degree in Africana studies from Bowdoin College in 2014.

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