State lawmaker seeks to become NYC’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor by: PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press Posted: Jun 25, 2025 / 05:42 PM CDT Updated: Jun 25, 2025 / 05:46 PM CDT ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When he announced his run for mayor back in October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. On Tuesday evening, the 33-year-old marked his ...

Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, to Indian parents and became an American citizen in 2018, shortly after graduating college. He lived with his family briefly in Cape Town, South Africa, before ...

Zohran Mamdani had been a state lawmaker unknown even to most New Yorkers before announcing his run for mayor. But that was before he declared victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary. The 33-year ...