The current Hamtramck city council, mayor, city manager, and police chief are all Muslim and male.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026
Sources from 2025 support that the council and mayor were all Muslim and all men, and that the police chief was Muslim and male at that time, but they do not establish who held the city manager and police chief posts on 2026-08-04 or their religion and gender.
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… 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. Of the twelve candidates who ran for city council, nine were Muslim. Only one woman even bothered to run, and she lost. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A 2025 AP report states the mayor and all city council members are Muslim, and a 2025 Free Press piece says the mayor, police chief, and entire council are Muslim and all men.[1][2]
Supports. Michigan Public (May 2025) describes the city as governed by an all-Muslim council, and the Wikipedia entry describes a fully Muslim council and mayor after the November 2021 election.[3][4]
Context. The city manager was terminated in June 2026 and Aamir Ahsan was named interim city manager, but the source does not give his religion or gender.[5]
Context. Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri was suspended and then terminated in August 2025, and no source identifies the police chief as of August 2026.[3][5]
Context. The 2016 sources describing a female city manager and police chief are outdated and do not describe the 2026 posts.[6][7]
Context. A 2026 Reuters item confirms Adam Alharbi as mayor and a residency challenge, but does not address the religion or gender of the officeholders.[8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 7 not rated
- 1Generations later, a remedy to destroying Black neighborhoods is fulfilled in Michiganapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2How Hamtramck became America's first Muslim-majority cityfreep.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Suspended Hamtramck city manager to file "mind-blowing ...michiganpublic.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Hamtramck, Michigan - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Hamtramck terminates city manager after contentious ...clickondetroit.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Muslim-majority council reflects Michigan city's diversitytallahassee.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7The strong, tolerant women leading Hamtramck - Model D Mediamodeldmedia.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Hamtramck mayoral challenger wins residency battle in courtrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- In January 2026, Abu Musa, Naeem Chaudhry, and Yusuf Saeed were sworn in as members of the Hamtramck City Council.True
- Adam Al-Harbi was sworn in as mayor of Hamtramck in January 2026.True
- The Hamtramck school board leadership consists of President Abdul Malik Al Shahim, Vice President Murtada Obaid, and board members Chihan Yash and Salah Hadwan, all of whom are Muslim.Can’t tell
- The Hamtramck police department runs recruitment ads in Arabic.Can’t tell
- Muslims are winning elections in Michigan.True