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title: "Zohran Mamdani Takes Oath as New York Mayor on Quran"
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# Zohran Mamdani Takes Oath as New York Mayor on Quran

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/zohran-mamdani-oath-new-york-mayor-quran/
Updated: 2026-01-01

**Key Takeaways**

- Zohran Mamdani is not the New York's first Muslim mayor
- Oath administered on a Quran at historic City Hall subway station
- Public inauguration with Senator Bernie Sanders to follow

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**NEW YORK** — Zohran Mamdani officially became the mayor of New York City shortly after midnight Thursday in a historic ceremony that saw him take the oath of office with his hand on a Quran.

Sworn in at the city's decommissioned City Hall subway station, Mamdani is the first Muslim, first person of South Asian descent, and the first African-born individual to lead America's largest city.

> "This is truly the honour and the privilege of a lifetime," Mamdani stated following the oath, which was administered by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

A larger public inauguration is scheduled for 1 PM at City Hall, where U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, a political hero of Mamdani's, will administer a second oath.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/2006606059549634581

At 34, Mamdani is the city's youngest mayor in generations. A former community organizer and New York State Assemblyman representing Queens, he won the Democratic mayoral nomination in June 2025 and secured the general election in November.

## Oath on a **200-Year-Old Quran**

NYC Mayor Eric Adams swore in using his grandfather's Quran and a 200-year-old NYPL Quran at a private ceremony in a disused Times Square subway station.

Zohran Mamdani used his grandfather's and grandmother's Qurans for a daytime swearing-in ceremony at New York City Hall on Friday.

Historic Quran used was from Arturo Schomburg, Black historian who sold his 4,000-book collection to NYPL in 1926.

His administration now faces the immense task of governing a city of over 8 million people, making him one of the most closely watched politicians in the United States.