New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to take oath on Quran

Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City has used Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.

When the 34-year-old Democrat becomes mayor shortly after midnight in a long-closed subway station beneath City Hall, he’ll



be the first Muslim, first South Asian and first African-born person to hold that position.

These milestones — as well as the historical Qurans he will use for the ceremony — reflect the longstanding and vibrant Muslim population in the nation’s most populous city, according to a scholar who helped Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, select one of the books.