Mamdani Travels To Native Uganda, Has Vowed No Foreign Trips If Elected NYC Mayor

NEW YORK — Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamadani is embarking on a trip to Uganda to celebrate his wedding, he announced Sunday — six weeks after indicating he would not take any foreign trips if elected mayor.

Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and lived there until the age of five, announced the trip via a video posted to the social media network X.

“I’m going back to Uganda,” he said. “I’m headed there in a personal capacity to celebrate Rama and I’s marriage with our family and friends.”

Mamdani, who was born and raised in Kampala, is a dual citizen of Uganda and the U.S., according to The New York Times. His father’s side of the family belongs to a community of East Africans that have lived in the region for generations and are originally from the Indian state of Gujarat. After Uganda, Mamdani moved with his family to South Africa and then finally to New York at the age of seven.

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