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Amer Ghalib is an American politician currently serving as the Democratic mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, since November 3, 2021. He is the first Arab American and Muslim to serve as mayor of Hamtramck. He is a social conservative and implemented policies in Hamtramck banning pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles and investments in Israeli companies. He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.




Early life and career


Ghalib was born in Yemen. He emigrated to the United States in 1997 and worked in a factory that made plastic components for cars. He attended Wayne State University where he received a degree in biology and attended the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica. He left the medical school without a degree and became a healthcare worker at a medical office in Hamtramck.




Mayor of Hamtramck


In the 2021 Hamtramck mayoral election, Ghalib defeated incumbent mayor Karen Majewski with 68% of the vote. He became both the first Arab American and Muslim to hold the position and according to the Detroit Free Press became the first non-Polish mayor in 100 years. A member of the Democratic Party, he worked with what was believed to be the first all-Muslim city council in the United States. In June 2023, the city council banned the pride flag from publicly owned flagpoles with Ghalib stating that he "intended to bring neutrality to city property without promoting sexuality, racism, religion or politics." In June 2024, Ghalib and the city council unanimously passed a resolution which required the city to avoid investing in Israeli companies or those supporting "Israeli apartheid."
During the 2024 Michigan Democratic presidential primary, Ghalib supported the Uncommitted Movement and recommended voters vote uncommitted instead of Joe Biden. In September 2024, Ghalib endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election after meeting him at a town hall in Flint in which they discussed issues affecting Arab and Muslim Americans. Kurt Streeter of The New York Times reported that as a social conservative, Ghalib found more in common with Republicans who had "actively courted him." In his endorsement, Ghalib acknowledged their disagreements on key issues but that he believed that Trump would end the Israel–Hamas war. Trump reposted his endorsement on Truth Social.




Personal life


Ghalib has three children and is a Muslim.




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