Photo: NYC Mayor's Office / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Rama Duwaji

ラマ・ドゥワジ　/　らま・どぅわじ

American illustrator

June 30, 1997 (age 28)　・　Houston, Texas, United States

Texas
illustrator
animator
ceramicist

My Take

I refuse to file Rama Duwaji under 'mayor's wife.' Yes, she's First Lady of New York City, but her real currency is the work: illustration, animation, ceramics, the kind of craft you build with your hands. Raised in Houston, trained at Virginia Commonwealth University, she reads to me as an artist first who happened to get pulled onto a political stage. What I respect is the refusal to be reduced to a title. People who pour themselves into a line or a glaze tend to outlast the spotlight that found them. My hope is simple: that whatever the role demands, she keeps making things.

Overview

Rama Sawaf Duwaji (born June 30, 1997) is an American animator, illustrator, and ceramist. As the wife of Zohran Mamdani, who has been its mayor since January 2026, she is the current first lady of New York City.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Rama Duwaji
Name (Japanese): ラマ・ドゥワジ
Reading: らま・どぅわじ
Born: June 30, 1997 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Ox
Origin: Houston, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: illustrator / animator / ceramicist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Virginia Commonwealth University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.ramaduwaji.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ramaduwaji/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama%20Duwaji

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