Rama Duwaji biography: Rama Duwaji is a Syrian illustrator and visual artist. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, but was born in Damascus. The New Yorker, The Washington Post, BBC, Apple, Spotify, VICE, and the Tate Modern have shown her notable works. She completed her Master of Fine Arts in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She spent time with her family in Dubai during COVID-19.
She works with digital media, and she spoke about illustration and animation alongside It’s Nice That in 2021 in her workshops.
Rama Duwaji is 27 years old and married to American politician Zohran Mamdani, who has served as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district, based in Queens, since 2021. He is a 33-year-old nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election.
His father is Mahmood Mamdani, an author and political commentator of Indian ancestry, based in New York City.
His mother is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City named Mira Nair. She owns a production company named Mirabai Films.
According to her Instagram profile, she is an animator and illustrator from Damascus, NYC. She has her own website named ramaduwaji.
Her husband also worked as a housing advocate and rap music producer before entering politics.
They married in 2025 and live in an apartment in Astoria. He supports the English football club Arsenal.
