At the age of four, Ghazala, along with her mother and brother, moved to the United States to join her father, who was pursuing a PhD in international relations in Georgia. Published on :

Hyderabad: Ghazala Firdous Hashmi, who traces her roots to Hyderabad’s Malakpet, has scripted history by becoming the first Indian-origin, first South Asian American, and first Muslim woman to be elected as the Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Virginia.

The 61-year-old Democrat defeated Republican John Reid to secure the historic win, six years after her trailblazing entry into the Virginia State Senate.

She will succeed Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, the first woman to hold the post.

From Malakpet to the American political mainstream

Born in 1964 to Tanveer and Zia Hashmi, Ghazala spent her

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