Mamdani (, ) is an Indian surname originally belonging to Khoja Muslim families. The name is derived from the honorific in the Kutchi and Gujarati languages, as well as , the localized version of the name Muhammad in Hindu castes which converted to Islam.
Notable people with the name include: Ebrahim Mamdani (1942–2010), Tanzanian-British mathematician Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic Mohammed Mamdani (born 1983), British entrepreneur Muhammad Mamdani, Canadian pharmacist Riaz Mamdani (born ), Ugandan-born Canadian businessman Zohran Mamdani (born 1991), American politician and 112th Mayor of New York City; son of Mahmood
See also
Graham Platner (born 1984), American harbormaster and political candidate sometimes referred to as "Maine's Mamdani" MAMDANI Act, a proposed bill in the United States House of Representatives
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