14 Facts About Nina Ahmad

Nina Ahmad was elected in 2023 to be an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council and is the first person of South Asian descent to serve on the council.

Nina Ahmad was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election which she lost to Timothy DeFoor.

Nina Ahmad previously ran for Lieutenant Governor in 2018 but lost in the Democratic primary to John Fetterman.

Nina Ahmad then moved to Philadelphia in 1983 to pursue a PhD in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a molecular genetics postdoctoral fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University.

Nina Ahmad married Ahsan Nasratullah and settled in the Mt.

Nina Ahmad had a large role in the governance of the National Organization for Women, becoming the President of the Philadelphia Chapter in 2013, until being appointed to serve in Mayor Jim Kenney's administration as Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia for Public Engagement.

Nina Ahmad served in that position for a year before resigning to run for Congress.

In November 2017, Nina Ahmad announced her resignation as Deputy Mayor to launch a primary challenge against Bob Brady.

Nina Ahmad later withdrew after redistricting moved her out of the district.

In February 2018, after redistricting, Nina Ahmad withdrew from the congressional race to announce that she would challenge incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack to run alongside Tom Wolf in the 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.

In October 2019, Nina Ahmad announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania Auditor General after Democratic incumbent Eugene DePasquale declined to seek re-election and instead ran for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.

In December 2022, Nina Ahmad announced that she would seek one of the five nominations for the 2023 Philadelphia City Council at-large election.

Nina Ahmad successfully won one of the five nominations after raising the campaign contribution limits for the race by donating to her own campaign and receiving 63,465 votes in the Democratic primary.

Nina Ahmad's campaign focused on making Philadelphia healthier and drew upon her background as a medical scientist.