Zohran Mamdani — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the 112th Mayor of New York City since January 2026.
Served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens, from 2021 to 2025.
Member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.
New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.
Graduated from Bowdoin College in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Africana studies.

Biography

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician currently serving as the 112th Mayor of New York City, a position he has held since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani previously represented Astoria, Queens, as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district from 2021 to 2025.

Born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1991, Mamdani moved to New York City at age seven.