# Gaza volunteer Adam Hamawy wins historic US congressional seat

https://mins.news/en/item/129104

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 13:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/4/gaza-volunteer-adam-hamawy-wins-historic-us-congress-seat?traffic_source=rss

> Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy won New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, becoming the state’s first Muslim member of Congress. A former US Army combat surgeon, he volunteered in Gaza and says what he saw there prompted him to enter politics.

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