Zohran Mamdani is the mayor-elect of New York City, having won the election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He will make history as the city’s first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest mayor in over a century.
And he has also visited Pakistan in the past.
Speaking to the American Pakistani Advocacy Group on March 23, he recalled the day he spent in Pakistan.
He said that he had the opportunity to see the scenes of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad and saw the excitement and energy.
He was received with cheers during a Pakistan Independence Day celebration in Brooklyn, and his connections and interviews with Pakistani media outlets have been widely covered.
Reports in Pakistani media have covered his victory extensively, noting his origin and interviews with him.
He has actively engaged with the Pakistani-American community in New York, notably participating in a Pakistan Independence Day celebration in Brooklyn and events with the American Pakistani Action Group, a lobbying organization that represents Pakistani interests.
During a “March 23 Pakistan Day” gathering (the exact year is unconfirmed), a video surfaced of Mamdani appealing to Pakistani Americans to “tell their own stories,” stating that “for too long, the story of Pakistanis has been told by others.”
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At that same event, he recited the revolutionary poem “Bol” by the renowned Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, demonstrating a connection to Pakistani literary and cultural heritage.
He has given exclusive interviews to major Pakistani news channels such as Geo News and ARY News, discussing his vision for New York and his campaign.
He appointed the Pakistani-origin, UK-born Lina Khan, former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, as co-chair of his all-women transition team.
Mamdani is of Ugandan-Indian heritage, with his mother being the celebrated filmmaker Mira Nair, who has connections to the South Asian diaspora.
