Overview
- Associated Press called Zohran Mamdani the winner of the 2025 New York City mayoral race, with his swearing‑in scheduled for January 1, 2026.
- Rama Duwaji, 28, is a Brooklyn‑based Syrian‑American artist and ceramicist with commissions from Vogue, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, the BBC, Apple, Spotify and the Tate Modern.
- She earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2019 and an MFA from New York’s School of Visual Arts in 2024.
- Multiple reports credit her with finalizing Mamdani’s brand identity and helping shape his viral social media presence while maintaining a low public profile and declining interviews.
- Her story includes meeting Mamdani on Hinge in 2021, an engagement celebration in Dubai and a 2025 civil wedding in New York, alongside work that has voiced solidarity with Palestinian families, including imagery referencing Sheikh Jarrah.