New year, new Hamtramck: City swears in first Muslim mayor, all-Muslim council – By Hayley Harding (The Detroit News) / January 2, 2022
Hamtramck made history Sunday afternoon when Amer Ghalib became the city’s first Muslim mayor, sworn in alongside three new council members who are all also Muslim.
Some believe the city of 28,000 is the first city in the nation to have a council and mayor that are all Muslim.
“Hamtramck continues to be an example of the American dream, big and small,” former Mayor Karen Majewski said during the swearing-in ceremony for the new city leaders.
Ghalib was sworn in alongside three newly elected members of the City Council, Adam Albarmaki, Amanda Jaczkowski and Khalil Refai, who are Muslim themselves.
