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Zohran Mamdani

ACTOR · BORN 1991

Zohran Mamdani

Born
18 October 1991

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Zohran Mamdani (born 18 October 1991) is an actor.

12 Interesting Facts About Zohran Mamdani

Interesting Facts (10)

  1. #001

    He previously rapped under the names Young Cardamom And Hab and Mr. Cardamom.

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  2. #002

    In his 2009 application to Columbia University, Mamdani identified his race as both "Asian" and "Black or African American", prompting accusations that he was exploiting identity politics.

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  3. #003

    Mamdani put out a campaign video in Urdu about the city's cost-of-living crisis and made regular mosque visits while campaigning.

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  4. #004

    After winning the mayoral race, Mamdani told Donald Trump to "Turn the volume up" and said anyone seeking to reach him would have to get through everyone first.

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  5. #005

    Mamdani estimated that making public buses free would cost the city $630m a year; the MTA chair told Gothamist the figure was closer to $1bn.

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  6. #006

    While in the assembly, Mamdani introduced a bill to strip tax-exempt status from New York charities linked to Israeli settlements that violate international human rights law.

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  7. #007

    Mamdani called on ICE to halt its unauthorized use of city-owned lots and threatened to pursue legal action.

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  8. #008

    At the Bank Street School for Children, Mamdani won a middle school mock election with a platform that included "equal rights" and a focus on education.

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  9. #009

    In 2016, Mamdani recorded an EP titled Sidda Mukyaalo with Ugandan rapper HAB under the name Young Cardamom; the title means "No going back to the village" in Luganda.

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  10. #010

    The first Young Cardamom and HAB song, Kanda [Chap Chap], was about chapati, and the pair rapped in both English and Luganda.

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Life & Family (2)

  1. #011

    Cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey portrayed his grandmother in the music video for his 2019 song "Nani," released under the name Mr. Cardamom.

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  2. #012

    Mamdani helped create the soundtrack for his mother Mira Nair's 2016 film Queen of Katwe, earned an award nomination for that music work, and had a small role in the movie.

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