Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia Lt Governor's race
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi scripted history by winning the Virginia Lt Governor race to become the first Muslim, the first South Asian American, and the first Indian-origin woman to hold the post.
Six years after making history with her election as Virginia state Senator, the 61-year-old Democrat set another record by defeating Republican John Reid in the Virginia Lt Governor's race.
She will succeed Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, the first woman to hold the post.
Ghazala Firdous Hashmi was born in Hyderabad in 1964 to Tanveer and Zia Hashmi. She lived at her maternal grandparents' home in the Malakpet area here during her childhood. Her maternal grandfather served in the Finance Department of the Andhra Pradesh government.
When she was four years old, she, along with her mother and older brother, moved to the United States, joining her father, who was then pursuing a PhD in international relations in Georgia and beginning his university teaching career, according to the profile on her website.
