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}}'''Mohammed Hameeduddin''' (born c. 1973) is the mayor of ], United States.<ref></ref> He was elected on July 1, 2010, in a 5-2 vote by the non-partisan township council.<ref name="ourtowns">{{cite news|last=Applebome|first=Peter|title=Our Towns: Brotherhood and Politics, Consorting!|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/nyregion/08towns.html |accessdate=22 February 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=7 July 2010}}</ref> The son of immigrants from ],<ref name="ourtowns" /> Hameeduddin is the first ] to be elected mayor in ], and one of a few Muslims to hold the office of mayor in the United States.<ref name=Record2010/> The township's deputy mayor, Adam Gussen, an ], had attended ] and ] with Hameeduddin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dwyer|first=Devin|title=N.J. Town Picks Muslim for Mayor, Orthodox Jew as Deputy|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jersey-town-picks-muslim-mayor-orthodox-jew-deputy/story?id=11092489|accessdate=22 February 2011|newspaper=ABC News|date=6 July 2010}}</ref> His election sparked media attention to the diversity of Teaneck's population.<ref name=Standard>Lipowsky, Josh. , '']'', July 9, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2011.</ref><ref name=Record2010>Ax, Joseph. , '']'', July 6, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2011. "And no one denies that Hameeduddin and Gussen — who became friends as middle school students and graduated from Teaneck High School together in the class of 1991 — share a number of political positions, including a reputation for being budget hawks.... Hameeduddin's election to the mayoral post — he is the first Muslim mayor in Bergen County and one of only a handful in the state's history — has energized the town's growing Muslim community."</ref> | ||
| Hameeduddin had been Teaneck's first Muslim councilmember when he as elected to a four-year term on the Township Council in 2008.<ref>Ax, Joe. , '']'', July 1, 2008. Accessed September 12, 2011. "Mohammed Hameeduddin, a Bronx native who grew up in Teaneck, was sworn in as the council’s first Muslim member Tuesday, in what could be a seminal moment in the history of the town’s Muslim community."</ref> | |||
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| Mohammed Hameeduddin | |
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| Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Teaneck |
Mohammed Hameeduddin (born c. 1973) is the mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. He was elected on July 1, 2010, in a 5-2 vote by the non-partisan township council. The son of immigrants from Hyderabad, India, Hameeduddin is the first Muslim-American to be elected mayor in Bergen County, and one of a few Muslims to hold the office of mayor in the United States. The township's deputy mayor, Adam Gussen, an Orthodox Jew, had attended Teaneck High School and Rutgers University with Hameeduddin. His election sparked media attention to the diversity of Teaneck's population.
Hameeduddin had been Teaneck's first Muslim councilmember when he as elected to a four-year term on the Township Council in 2008.
References
- Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin's page on Teaneck, New Jersey's website
- ^ Applebome, Peter (7 July 2010). "Our Towns: Brotherhood and Politics, Consorting!". New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Ax, Joseph. "Teaneck's diversity showcased in new council makeup", The Record (Bergen County), July 6, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2011. "And no one denies that Hameeduddin and Gussen — who became friends as middle school students and graduated from Teaneck High School together in the class of 1991 — share a number of political positions, including a reputation for being budget hawks.... Hameeduddin's election to the mayoral post — he is the first Muslim mayor in Bergen County and one of only a handful in the state's history — has energized the town's growing Muslim community."
- Dwyer, Devin (6 July 2010). "N.J. Town Picks Muslim for Mayor, Orthodox Jew as Deputy". ABC News. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- Lipowsky, Josh. "Muslim mayor and Jewish deputy highlight Teaneck’s diversity", Jewish Standard, July 9, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2011.
- Ax, Joe. "Teaneck's council get first ever Muslim member", The Record (Bergen County), July 1, 2008. Accessed September 12, 2011. "Mohammed Hameeduddin, a Bronx native who grew up in Teaneck, was sworn in as the council’s first Muslim member Tuesday, in what could be a seminal moment in the history of the town’s Muslim community."
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