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Mamdani was born in Uganda to parents of Indian descent. His mother, Mira Nair, is a film director, and his father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a scholar. When Zohran was five, the family moved from Uganda to South Africa, and two years later settled in New York. He became a U.S. citizen in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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