Mahmood Mamdani

Ugandan academic (born 1946)
Person Human Q723502

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
April 23, 1946
Place of birth
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
Uganda[9]
Doctoral advisor
Karl Deutsch[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Family name
Mamdani[24]
Given name
Mahmoud[25]
Name in native language
Mahmood Mamdani[32]
Number of children
+1[33]
Professorship
professor[26]
Social media followers
19k (12k–19k, n=4)
🏷️ Also known as
en Mahmood Mamdani ar محمود ممداني cs Mahmood Mamdani cs Mahmúd Mamdání de Mamdani el Μαμούντ Μαμντάνι fa محمود ممدانی he מחמוד ממדאני ja マムード・マムダニ ja マフムード・マムダニ ja マームード・マムダニ ja マームッド・マンダニ ja マハムード・マムダニ ja マフムード・マムダーニ ja マフムード・マンダーニー ja マフムード・マンダニ ja マフモード・マンダニ ko 마흐무드 맘다니 ru Мамдани, Махмуд ru Махмуд Мамдани
🔖 Identifiers · 83
VIAF cluster ID
34581220
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
130812846
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
7012
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12690344s
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
17797
CONOR.SI ID
22268515
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12100468
CiNii Research ID
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DC Books author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
130812846
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130812846
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
66908
FAST ID
1463010
FactGrid item ID
Rolando McClain
Fandango person ID
426231
Freebase ID
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Genealogics.org person ID
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Goodreads author ID
37458
Google Scholar author ID
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Harper's tag
mahmood-mamdani
Hoopla artist ID
1607400993
IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
505642468
J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
14259317
LRB contributor ID
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Levadia Library ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MovieMeter person ID
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Moviebuff ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
00448646
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
912116
NNDB people ID
767/000044635
NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
mahmood-mamdani
National Library of Greece ID
210039
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201711911
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1013473
National Virtual Library of India ID
689k (311k–689k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071328386
Obálky knih ID
jn19990005347
Online Books Page author ID
Mamdani, Mahmood, 1946-
Open Library ID
OL214797A
PUG authority ID
85125
Parsifal cluster ID
305129
Penguin Random House author ID
58276
Perlentaucher ID
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Prabook ID
3459140
Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A024757731
Rekhta author ID
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SBN author ID
RAVV080592
SELIBR ID
324673
SHARE Catalogue author ID
243990
TMDB person ID
2340238
TV Maze person ID
391171
UOM ID
70977
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515383606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1236525
Unz Review author ID
MamdaniMahmood
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
mm1124

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Child 1
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Country of citizenship 1
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Summary

Mahmood Mamdani was born on April 23, 1946[1], in Mumbai[2]. He has worked as an anthropologist[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and political scientist[6].

FAQs

Where was Mahmood Mamdani born?

Mahmood Mamdani was born in Mumbai[2].

Who was Mahmood Mamdani married to?

Mahmood Mamdani's spouses include Mira Nair[7].

What did Mahmood Mamdani do for work?

Mahmood Mamdani worked as an anthropologist[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and political scientist[6].

Where did Mahmood Mamdani go to school?

Mahmood Mamdani was educated at University of Pittsburgh[17] and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy[18].

What awards did Mahmood Mamdani receive?

Honors received include ASA Best Book Prize[20] and Fellow of the British Academy[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . gothamist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . economictimes.indiatimes.com. economictimes.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . africanstudies.org. africanstudies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . seema.com. Retrieved . seema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65762: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 6d ago · Mr.FarFar · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Cape Town, New York City, Kampala
    "Added reference: Instance of: human, batch #294223"
  3. 6d ago · Mr.FarFar · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Cleanup: remove wikimedia+aggregator refs; remove alias=label/mul (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  4. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  5. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → mahmood-mamdani
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: mahmood-mamdani, Matched to mahmood mamdani (#289944505) in Harper'…"
  6. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 85DD-0072-0693-956E-9567
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 85DD-0072-0693-956E-9567, batch #269215"
  7. 20w ago · Trade · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Quora topic ID → Mahmood-Mamdani
    "Created claim: Quora topic ID: Mahmood-Mamdani, Matched to Mahmood Mamdani (#16861053) in QUORA #mi"
  8. 24w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Rolando McClain
    "Created claim: FactGrid item ID: Q1762679, adds FactGrid ID"
  9. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → anthropologist, university teacher, writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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