America’s first Muslim senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has Karnataka family link

Abdul El-Sayed, who has become America's first Muslim Senator-elect after winning Michigan's US Senate race, shares an India connection through his wife, Dr Sarah Jukaku, whose family hails from Bhatkal in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district. A physician and former public health official, El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to succeed retiring Senator Gary Peters.

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