Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a Ugandan-American politician and community organizer who made history in November 2025 by being elected the 111th Mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he is the city’s first Muslim, first South Asian, and first African-born mayor, as well as its youngest in over a century. Prior to his mayoral victory, he served as a New York State Assembly member representing the 36th District (Astoria, Queens) and worked as a foreclosure prevention housing counselor.
