Zohran Mamdani Says Wife Will Not Take a Formal First Lady Role to Focus on Art Career

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s unconventional and eventful term as New York City’s mayor includes the revelation that his wife, artist Rama Duwaji, will not be stepping into a traditional First Lady role at City Hall.

Speaking to NY1 for its “Out of Office with the Mayor” series on July 9, Mamdani said Duwaji’s identity extends well beyond her relationship to him. “While I’m so proud to call her the love of my life and my wife. She’s also an incredible independent woman who creates art, commissions art and deserves to be known in her own right as well,” he said.

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