“Adam El-Harby came out with a commanding lead. What do we know about him and his relationship to the current mayor, Amir Ghalib?
Well, Adam El-Harby is Amir Ghalib's former campaign manager. He has worked with Ghalib for many years. He's been a community activist.
He's certainly well known in the city's Yemeni community. One of his platform things is that he wants to create a Yemen town in Hamtramck. He says that he's doing this because he was born in Hamtramck, grew up in Hamtramck.
He's fairly politically aligned with the mayor who supports President Trump. When Trump came to rally in Metro Detroit last fall, El-Harby was there.
There are a group of Muslim voters who support the ultraconservative positions on culture wars, for example. And he's fairly well aligned.”
From The Metro: Reacting to Tuesday’s primary election results with Pat Batcheller, Aug 7, 2025
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