Mamdani

Mamdani is an Indian surname originally belonging to the Khoja Muslim families from greater Sindh. The name is derived from the honorific title Mām in the Kutchi and Gujarati languages, as well as Māmadō, 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 and computer scientist Mahmood Mamdani, Indian-Ugandan academic author, and political commentator Mohammed Mamdani, British entrepreneur and activist Muhammad Mamdani, Canadian pharmacist and academic Riaz Mamdani, Ugandan-Canadian businessman Zohran Mamdani, American politician and mayor of New York City, son of MahmoodNicknameGraham Platner, American harbormaster and political candidate, sometimes referred to as the "Maine Mamdani", or "Maine's Mamdani", both in reference to Zohran