Amer Ghalib | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Kuwait | |
Presumptive nominee | |
| Assuming office TBA | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Karen Sasahara |
| Mayor of Hamtramck | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Majewski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46)[1][2] Yemen |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Hamtramck High School |
| Alma mater | Henry Ford College Wayne State University |
Amer Ghalib (born 1979) is an American politician serving as the Democratic mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, since November 3, 2021. He is the first Arab American and Muslim to serve as mayor of Hamtramck. He is a social conservative and endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election. As mayor of Hamtramck, he implemented policies banning pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles and avoiding city investment in Israeli companies.
In March 2025, Trump named Ghalib as his nominee for United States ambassador to Kuwait.[3]
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A Yemeni immigrant, the 44-year-old Ghalib was elected mayor in 2021...
- ^ Balk, Tim (March 7, 2025). "President Trump has picked Amer Ghalib, the socially conservative mayor of Hamtramck, Mich., to be the next U.S. ambassador to Kuwait". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2025.