Zohran Mamdani, who would become New York's first Muslim mayor if he wins the mayoral election, is known for his harsh criticism of Israel's human rights violations in Gaza.
Mamdani has stated that if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for whom the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant, comes to New York, he should be arrested. He also argues that any ceasefire in Gaza must encompass the conditions of occupation, siege, and racism.
Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1991, into a Muslim family of Indian descent.
After graduating in 2014 from Bowdoin College in Maine with a degree in African Studies, Mamdani founded the student platform called "Students for Justice in Palestine" at the university.
Mamdani participated in a hunger strike in front of the White House in 2023 to support the call for a ceasefire and also supports the "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)" movement, known as the "Initiative to Boycott Israel for Palestine."
Serving as a member of the New York City Council, Mamdani won the Democratic Party's mayoral primary election held on June 24th in New York.
Emphasizing that life in New York is "too expensive and too difficult," Mamdani has also drawn attention with his solutions aimed at reducing housing and living costs.
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