Rama Duwaji: Who is the wife of NYC's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani?
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At 28, Rama Duwaji will be the youngest first lady New York City has ever had - thrust into the spotlight as her husband Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race on Tuesday night. And in his victory speech, the mayor-elect had a special shoutout for his wife standing beside him. "And to my incredible wife, Rama, hayati," he said, using the Arabic word for "my life". "There is no one I would rather have by my side in this moment, and in every moment." Duwaji is a New York-based artist with Syrian roots whose work often explores Middle Eastern themes.
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