Along with Zahran Mamdani’s historic victory in yesterday’s US elections, Ghazala Hashemi, a Muslim woman and member of the Democratic Party, was elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Publish dateWednesday 5 November 2025 - 14:43
Story Code : 334943
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): For the first time in American history, Ghazala Hashemi, a Muslim state senator, was elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Born in Hyderabad, India, Hashemi is the first Muslim woman in US history to be directly elected to a state executive position.
She first helped Democrats regain control of the Virginia State Legislature in 2019 by winning a seat that had long been held by Republicans and becoming the first Muslim to enter the state Senate.
Like Mamdani, Hashemi was targeted by attacks based on her religion during her election campaign; A topic that Muslim leaders across the state and Hashemi himself called Islamophobic and condemned.
Democratic politician Zahran Mamdani was also able to win the New York mayoral election as the first Muslim and Shiite, despite the US President's support for his rival candidate and Trump's verbal attacks and threats against him.
Born in Hyderabad, India, Hashemi is the first Muslim woman in US history to be directly elected to a state executive position.
She first helped Democrats regain control of the Virginia State Legislature in 2019 by winning a seat that had long been held by Republicans and becoming the first Muslim to enter the state Senate.
Like Mamdani, Hashemi was targeted by attacks based on her religion during her election campaign; A topic that Muslim leaders across the state and Hashemi himself called Islamophobic and condemned.
Democratic politician Zahran Mamdani was also able to win the New York mayoral election as the first Muslim and Shiite, despite the US President's support for his rival candidate and Trump's verbal attacks and threats against him.
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