Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani in 2025
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 36th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byAravella Simotas
Personal details
Born
Zohran Kwame Mamdani

(1991-10-18) October 18, 1991
Kampala, Uganda
CitizenshipUganda
United States (since 2018)
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Spouse
Rama Duwaji
(m. 2025)
Parents
EducationBowdoin College (BA)
Signature
WebsiteMayoral campaign website
Assembly campaign website
State Assembly website

Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician in the state of New York. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he has represented New York's 36th State Assembly district in Queens since 2021.

Mamdani is a candidate in the Democratic primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral election. His campaign platform includes support for free city buses, a rent freeze for rent-stabilized housing, universal childcare, and city-owned grocery stores.