Our Web Team
The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist and current New York State Assembly member from Queens, Zohran Kwame Mamdani has stormed ahead to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in United States.
Zohran who has recently won the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City, making him the likely candidate for the upcoming November 2025 mayoral election. If elected, he would be the first Muslim and Indian-origin mayor in New York City’s history, as well as its youngest in over a century
Born in Kampala, Uganda, and raised in Cape Town before settling in New York at age seven, Mamdani is the son of renowned Columbia University scholar Mahmood Mamdani and filmmaker Mira Nair
Educated at the Bronx High School of Science and Bowdoin College, where he studied Africana Studies, he co‑founded his college’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
Before joining politics, he worked as a foreclosure-prevention counselor in Queens, helping low-income homeowners avoid eviction—an experience he says galvanized his political ambitions.
Since his Assembly win in 2021—where he became the first South Asian man and third Muslim to serve in the New York legislature—Mamdani has made affordability and social justice the centerpieces of his campaign. He has introduced more than 20 bills in Albany, with several passed into law focusing on housing and transportation reform
Mamdani’s transformative message has energized Gen Z and younger demographics. He’s actively leveraged social media platforms like TikTok and run a grassroots campaign powered by small donations, matching public funds—earning comparisons to an “insurgent” campaign modeled after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders
His platform includes a bold “$30‑by‑’30” minimum wage pledge, rent freezes on stabilized units, free city buses, public childcare, and city-owned grocery stores
These policies have unsettled Wall Street and business elites, who warn of potential higher taxes and economic disruption.
Mamdani’s candidacy hasn’t been without controversy. He has faced criticism for refusing to disavow the slogan “globalize the intifada”—a stance that drew rebuke from endorsements like Brad Lander and conservative-aligned outlets due to its perceived implications.
