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flag Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Ugandan-born U.S. citizen, won New York City’s mayoral election in November 2025, becoming the first Muslim and youngest mayor in over 100 years.

flag Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Ugandan-born politician and U.S. naturalized citizen, was elected mayor of New York City in November 2025, becoming the first Muslim and one of the youngest mayors in over a century. flag Born in Kampala to prominent academic Prof Mahmood Mamdani and filmmaker Mira Nair, Mamdani spent part of his youth in Uganda and South Africa before moving to the U.S. His victory, celebrated across Uganda and the African diaspora, has inspired young people and opposition figures as a symbol of hope, political possibility, and the potential for African leaders to succeed globally, despite Uganda’s restrictive political environment under President Yoweri Museveni.

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