Farooq Mughal | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 105th district | |
In office January 31, 2023 –January 15, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Donna McLeod |
Succeeded by | Sandy Donatucci |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Mercer University |
Farooq Mughal is an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 105 from 2023 to 2025. [1] The district includes parts of the cities of Buford,Lawrenceville,and Dacula in Gwinnett County. [2]
Mughal is a Pakistani American. [3] His parents moved from Pakistan to Lawrenceville,Georgia. He later founded MS Global Partners,a government affairs firm. [3]
He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2022,becoming the first Pakistani American elected to the legislature. [4] Mughal was defeated for re-election in 2024 by Republican Sandy Donatucci by a margin of 80 votes after redistricting drew more conservative voters into his district. He announced he would run for his old seat in the 2026 election. [5]