{"id":34052,"date":"2026-01-01T09:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=34052"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:04:20","slug":"zohran-mamdani-sworn-in-on-the-holy-quran-as-new-yorks-first-muslim-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=34052","title":{"rendered":"Zohran Mamdani sworn in on the Holy Quran as New York\u2019s first Muslim mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Zohran Mamdani has formally taken office as mayor of New York City in a ceremony that underscored his historic election and hinted at the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The 34\u2011year\u2011old Democrat was sworn in shortly after midnight at the disused Old City Hall subway station, becoming the first Muslim to lead the United States\u2019 largest city.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani\u2019s team said the choice of venue reflected his working\u2011class roots and his campaign focus on cost\u2011of\u2011living pressures facing ordinary New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>In a symbolic departure from tradition, he placed his hands on two copies of the Holy Quran, one from his grandfather and another from the New York Public Library\u2019s Schomburg Centre, as he took the oath of office, a first for the city.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City. pic.twitter.com\/HyOBzXo8RQ<br \/>\n\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) January 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is truly the honour and the privilege of a lifetime,\u201d Mamdani told reporters after the ceremony, which was officiated by New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n<p>A larger public inauguration is planned later in the day outside City Hall, with thousands of ticketed guests expected and speeches from progressive allies.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, born in Uganda and raised in Queens, campaigned on bold proposals including rent freezes, universal childcare and free public transport. Analysts say his ability to deliver on these promises will be closely watched, particularly given tense relations with President Donald Trump, who criticised him during the election but met him at the White House last year.<\/p>\n<p>As mayor, Mamdani will also need to balance his progressive platform with concerns from business leaders and diverse communities across the city.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zohran Mamdani has formally taken office as mayor of New York City in a ceremony that underscored his historic election and hinted at the challenges ahead. The 34\u2011year\u2011old Democrat was sworn in shortly after midnight at the disused Old City Hall subway station, becoming the first Muslim to lead the United States\u2019 largest city. Mamdani\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}