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flag Sumbul Siddiqui and Burhan Azim, Pakistani Americans, elected mayor and deputy mayor of Cambridge, making history as first Muslim Asian woman and youngest councillor.

flag Sumbul Siddiqui and Burhan Azim, Pakistani Americans, have been elected mayor and deputy mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the 2026–27 term. flag Siddiqui, a lawyer from Karachi, becomes the first Muslim and Asian woman to hold the mayoral office, returning for a third term after serving from 2020 to 2024. flag Azim, an MIT-trained engineer from Burewala, is the city’s youngest-ever councillor. flag Their victories mark a milestone in diversity and representation in U.S. local government.

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