A self-declared democratic socialist whom President Trump has branded a “100% Communist Lunatic”, Mamdani had beaten the man who polls suggested would sail to the nomination — Andrew Cuomo, scion of a storied political dynasty and governor of New York state from 2011-21.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani declared victory in New York’s Democratic primary, positioning him to become the city’s first Muslim mayor.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born on 18 October 1991, in Kampala, Uganda, into a household where intellect and artistic vision intertwined with political sensibility. His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a widely respected scholar whose work on African politics and postcolonial theory has earned international recognition.