BirthOctober 181991

Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, American politician, mayor of New York City

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Friday, October 18 199135 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Zohran Mamdani

Who they were

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he represented the 36th district in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. Mamdani is New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.

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October 18 through the years

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  8. 20072007 Karsaz bombing
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October 18 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Friday.

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