Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed is an American politician and epidemiologist. Born October 31, 1984, in Rochester Hills. Positions held include United States senator (2027–). Educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Awards include Rhodes Scholarship.
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- Described as
- American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
- Other names
- Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed
- Born
- October 31, 1984
- Born in
- Rochester Hills · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- epidemiologist · 1 reference; politician · 2 references; writer
- Positions held
- United States senator (2027–)
- Political party
- Democratic Party · 1 reference
- Worked for
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (2014–2015); Detroit Health Department (2015–2017)
- Education
- University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (2003–2007); Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (2007–2014) · 1 reference; Oriel College (2009–2011) · 1 reference; Andover High School · 1 reference
- Member of
- National Writers Union; American Federation of Teachers; Service Employees International Union; American Association of University Professors
- Awards
- Rhodes Scholarship (2009) · 1 reference
- Siblings
- Eman Abdelhadi · 1 reference
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Lived in
- Ann Arbor · 1 reference
- Website
- https://abdulforsenate.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 48
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385557214
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed ( el-SAY-id; born October 31, 1984) is an American politician, epidemiologist, and academic who is the United States senator-elect from Michigan.
Born and raised in southeast Michigan, El-Sayed graduated from the University of Michigan and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he earned a doctorate in public health. He then earned his medical degree from Columbia University and became an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He was the executive director of the Detroit Health Department from 2015 to 2017, and was director of the Wayne County Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services from 2023 to 2025.
A progressive Democrat, El-Sayed narrowly defeated U.S. representative Haley Stevens in the 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary. He defeated Republican nominee Mike Rogers in the general election, becoming the first Muslim American elected to the United States Senate.
- Born, in its opening lines
- October 31, 1984
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