“My dad had to shave his beard”: Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji recalls how 9/11 changed her childhood
Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji are the first couple of New York. In November 2025, Mamdani, a 34-year-old, made history as the first Africa-born, Muslim and Asian-American mayor of New York City, America’s financial capital. At 28, Duwaji is an illustrator and animator who has worked with prestigious names in the industry such as The…