Rama Duwaji, a 27-year-old artist and animator, has been thrust into the spotlight as her husband Zohran Mamdani this week became the likely Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City. Ms Duwaji is a New York-based artist with Syrian roots whose work often explores Middle Eastern themes.

Mamdani, whose upset of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the primary has sent shockwaves through the state’s political establishment, could become the first New York City Mayor in history to have met his wife on Hinge. Now in the spotlight, this is who Rama Duwaji is.

People across the country are still learning about Zohran Mamdani, who stunned the political world and is poised to become the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor after sweeping past Andrew Cuomo.