Indian-origin and Uganda born Zohran Mamdani has been elected at first Muslim mayor of New York City. He has defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who contested as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Zohran Mamdani, 33, is the son of acclaimed Indian-origin filmmaker Mira Nair and Indian-born Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani. He is a Shia Muslim, who is married Syrian artist Rama Duwaji. Let's meet hi family.

Meet Zohran Mamdani's mother: filmmaker Mira Nair

Mira Nair was born in 1957 in Rourkela, India. She is an acclaimed filmmaker, with popular works including Mississippi Masala (1991), Monsoon Wedding (2001), and The Namesake (2006). Her father, Amrit Lal Nair was an IAS officer and her mother, Pravene Nair was a social worker.

Mira Nair completed her e

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