Immigrant of the Day: Who is Zohran Mamdani, New York’s likely next mayor?

Al Jazeera reports that Zohran Mamdani stunned political observers in defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday and appears to be poised to become the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City:  

“Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist and the son of Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani and Indian filmmaker Mira Nair.

Born in Kampala, Mamdani moved to New York at the age of seven. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College in Maine. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a housing counselor, assisting low-income families in preventing evictions.

In the 2020 New York State Assembly election, he was elected from the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens.”

UPDATE (June 26):

KJ