Zohran Mamdani has had quite the incredible career thus far. After generating waves of support from predominantly younger and working-class New Yorkers, Zohran went from being a relatively unknown NYC politician who occasionally got under President Donald Trump's skin to defeating Andrew Cuomo in the November 2025 elections, in order to become mayor of the Big Apple. But while Zohran himself is fairly new to the spotlight, and now arguably the biggest name in his family, the politician's background is anything but typical. And his mother, in particular, is no stranger to Hollywood-style luxury.

Zohran's father is a high-profile academic by the name of Mahmood Mamdani, while his mom is none other than award-winning filmmaker Mira Nair. Nair got her start making documentaries, though she

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