Rama Duwaji, 27, is a Syrian illustrator, and a visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York-A, is now also in the public eye as Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who has just won a democratic concern in New York. The story of the couple started on the campaign campaign, but via the application dating.
In an interview with Kaneez Sur, Zohran Mamdani revealed: “First is that I found my wife on Hing. So (dating applications) still works. Just to inform people.”
Their connection has deepened with shared love for music and art. They joined in December 2024 in Dubai, where the Rama family lives, and at the beginning of 2025 tied a knot in a quiet ceremony in the office of an official in New York.
Mamdani, born in Kampala in Uganda, and raised in New York, is the son of recognized filmmaker Mira Nair and the academic Mahmood Mamdani.
Who is Rama Duwaji?
Rama Duwaji, who was born in Damascus in Syria, is an award -winning illustrator whose pulsating work examines identity, heritage, migration and everyday intimacy of the community. He holds BFA in the field of communication design at Virginia Commonwealth University and a master’s degree for illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
She worked with the highest clients, including New Yorker, Washington Post, Vice, BBC, Apple, Spotify, Tate Modern and Cartier.
Her artistic practice also applies to ceramics and ceramics.
According to her website Duwaji’s art, “examines the nuances of sisterhood and municipal experience” – topics are often reflected in her expressive and deeply personal illustrations.
Stay out of political reflector
Although Rama was married to politics, she kept a low profile throughout Mamdani’s campaign. Her absence from the campaign led to criticism of opponents who accused the Mamdans of “hiding his wife”.
In May 2025, Mamdani responded to the will with a sincere Instagram and defended Duwaji’s choice to stay outside the reflector.
“Three months ago, I married the love of my life, frames, in the office of an urban official,” Mamdani wrote.
“Now right-wing trolls are trying to be this race-what should be about you. Rama is not just my wife, she is an incredible artist who deserves to be known to her own conditions.”
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When Mamdani prepared for history as the first Indo-American in New York, the first Muslim and the first democratic socialist mayor, Duwaji could become a very different kind of first lady-one-anchored in art, activism and cultural identity.
Although she has been deliberately beyond the political center of attention, the talent and story of the Duwaji frames are already resonating with the new generation of New Yorkers – Tichá, but strong against the traditional expectations of political spouses.
As Mamdani said, “You can criticize my opinions, but not my family.”
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