In January 2026, Abu Musa, Naeem Chaudhry, and Yusuf Saeed were sworn in as members of the Hamtramck City Council.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026
Two news reports from January 2026 say Abu Musa, Nayeem Chowdhury/Choudhury and Youssef Saad/Yousuf Saed were sworn in as Hamtramck City Council members at the January 4, 2026 ceremony. The claim's name spellings are transliteration variants of the same individuals, and the city's council page lists the same people as councilmembers.
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… Hamtramck, Michigan, once a proud American working class town, is the clearest example in the United States of a fully formed parallel society: an entire city taken over by Islam. And it is exactly what we've been warning you about for years. In January 2026, new members of the Hamtramck City Council were sworn in: Abu Musa, Naeem Chaudhry, Yusuf Saeed, and the new mayor, Adam Al-Harbi. All city council and mayoral positions are now completely Muslim and completely male, down to the city manager and the police chief. Alharbi's mayoral opponents in the last election were also Muslim: Mr. Bangladesh Khan Hussein and Muleyeh Mahmood. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Arab American News (Jan 9, 2026) reports that the January 4, 2026 ceremony included the swearing-in of newly elected council members Abu Musa, Nayeem Chowdhury and Youssef Saad.[2]
Supports. ClickOnDetroit (Jan 5, 2026) reports that three councilmen, Abu Mussa, Nayeem Choudhury and Yousuf Saed, were sworn in after Mayor Alharbi on Sunday.[3]
Supports. The official Hamtramck city council page lists Councilman Abu Ahmed Musa, Councilman Yousuf Saed and Councilman Nayeem Choudhury among the council members.[1]
Context. The Hamtramck Review reports that the council held its organizational meeting on Jan. 6 with all councilmembers in attendance, which is consistent with these members serving in January 2026.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1City Council - Hamtramck, City (Wayne, MI)hamtramckcity.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2arabamericannews.com · 2026/01/09 · adam-alharbiAdam Alharbi sworn in as Hamtramck mayor amid legal ...arabamericannews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Hamtramck swears in new mayor following close electionclickondetroit.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4City Hall Insider ... 1/6/26 – The Hamtramck Reviewthehamtramckreview.com · not rated · cited for: context
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