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>Mamdani was born in Kampala to Indo-Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani and Indian filmmaker Mira Nair.

Mamdani graduated from the Bronx High School of Science before receiving a bachelor's degree in Africana studies from Bowdoin College in 2014.

Having worked as a housing counselor and as a fucking rapper of all things, Mamdani entered New York City politics as a campaign manager for Khader El-Yateem and Ross Barkan. He was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020, defeating five-term incumbent Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary.

They just let anybody become mayor nowadays don't they?