Who Is Rama Duwaji Wife Of Zohran Mamdani, New York’s Youngest First Lady?
Rama Duwaji paintings frequently convey pro-Palestinian messages, including pictures of Israeli murder.
After years of struggle, New York City finally has an Indian-American Muslim Mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The politician made headlines after achieving this milestone, but his wife, Rama Duwaji, also took the limelight with her newest title as a first lady and with her epic fashion. He was on stage after declaring victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo. Read to know more here!
About Zohran Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji
The 28-year-old Rama Dwaji is a Syrian-American artist and illustrator who moved to the US in 2021. She and Mamdani got married to each other in a City Hall ceremony earlier this year. The US media credits her for being one of her husband’s biggest support systems when he first kicked off his campaign, including the bold iconography and font used on his yellow, orange, and blue campaign materials. Apart from this, she is also credited with boosting Zohran Mamdani’s social media presence.
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The Syrian-American who received his education in Dubai now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Originally described on Instagram as being from Damascus, her campaign now claims she is ‘ethnically Syrian’ and was born in Texas. She met Mamdani a few years ago on the dating app Hinge. The couple had a private engagement and Nikkah ceremony in Dubai in December 2024, followed by a wedding at the New York City Clerk’s Office earlier this year.
Duwaji received her Master of Fine Arts in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post, BBC, Apple, Spotify, VICE, and the Tate Modern in London. According to her website, she explores topics such as sisterhood, Arab identity, community experience, and political resistance through drawn portraiture and movement.
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Her paintings frequently convey pro-Palestinian messages, including pictures of Israeli murder, ethnic cleansing, and US collaboration. She also makes pottery, mainly hand-illustrated blue and white plates. Duwaji has approximately 235 thousand Instagram followers, where she showcases her artwork, political comments, and other accomplishments.
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First Published: November 05, 2025 4:43 PM
