Sumbul Siddiqui

Sumbul Siddiqui
Siddiqui in 2021
Mayor of Cambridge
In office
January 6, 2020 – January 1, 2024
Preceded byMarc McGovern
Succeeded byE. Denise Simmons
Personal details
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyDemocratic
Education
Websitewww.cambridgema.gov/Departments/mayorsoffice/sumbulsiddiqui

Sumbul Siddiqui (born 1988) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 77th mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1][2] Siddiqui was elected mayor in 2020 by the Cambridge City Council, after serving in the body for three years.[3][4][5] She succeeded Marc C. McGovern in January 2020, becoming the first Muslim mayor in Massachusetts history.[6]

  1. ^ Finucane, Martin (2020-01-06). "Cambridge elects first Muslim woman mayor". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ "Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui Endorses Andrea Campbell for Boston Mayor". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. ^ "Cambridge elects first Muslim woman mayor". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. ^ "State's First Muslim American Mayor Takes Negative Comments In Stride". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  5. ^ "Cambridge's New Mayor is Muslim Woman, Apparent 1st in Mass". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  6. ^ "Cambridge City Council Elects Siddiqui Mayor, Mallon Vice Mayor | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.

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