Draft:Mahnoor Ahmad

Mahnoor Ahmad (born September 13, 1991) is a public health advocate and activist. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She advocates a progressive platform that includes support for workplace democracy, Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, social justice. Ahmad ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Illinois 6th Congressional District 2024.

Early life and education
Mahnoor Ahmad was born in Quetta, Pakistan on September 13, 1991. Her mother was Kurdish, gynecologist/obstetrics physician graduated from Fatima Jinnah, Pakistan first women's ivy league Medical school. Her father Rind Baloch Physician who had his own clinic and where Ahmad spend a lot of time after school and was influenced by medicine. Ahmad attended a private school City School primary school is based on curriculum derived from the UK's National Curriculum, and the Cambridge regulated international GCE programs. Ahmad and her family moved Oakbrook Terrace, IL when she was 8 years old.

Ahmad attended York Center Elementary. She graduated from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park in 2009. Ahmad received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and Health Science from Loyola University Chicago and her Master in Public Health from Purdue University. Ahmad is currently in her doctorate program graduates from her Executive Juris Doctorate from Purdue University in 2025.

Political Career
Entering the field of healthcare in public health, Ahmad was disheartened by the profit-driven nature of the U.S. healthcare system, where profits often come before people. This disillusionment extends to various aspects of American life, where rules seem to favor the wealthy, corporate, and well-connected, working against regular people. With a growing wealth inequality, climate crisis, ongoing wars, and human rights violations, Mahnoor emphasizes the need for change.

On February 04, 2023, Mahnoor announced his candidacy for Illinois's 6th congressional district in the 2024 election, a primary challenge to five-term Democratic incumbent Sean Casten. Ahmad lost to Casten in the primary on March 19, 2024.

Personal Life
In 2019, at the age of 27, Ahmad was engaged, then married at 28. The couple had a one child. The couple have since divorced.

In a December 2023 interview, Ahmad talks about being a Muslim candidate for US Congress, advocates for "more humanity". Ahmad's campaign is focused on serving people, democracy and peace, which parallel to her religious believes. She believes in representing every person, regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity, and is committed to addressing both local and international issues.