Aftab Pureval

Aftab Pureval
70th Mayor of Cincinnati
Assumed office
January 4, 2022
Preceded byJohn Cranley
Clerk of Courts of Hamilton County
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 4, 2022
Preceded byTracy Winkler
Succeeded byPavan Parikh
Personal details
Born
Aftab Karma Singh Pureval

(1982-09-09) September 9, 1982 (age 42)
Xenia, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Whitney Whitis
(m. 2018)
Children2
EducationOhio State University (BA)
University of Cincinnati (JD)
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Aftab Karma Singh Pureval (born September 9, 1982) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 70th mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, since January 4, 2022. On January 14, 2021, he declared his candidacy for the 2021 Cincinnati mayoral election.[1] On November 2, 2021, with 65.8% of the vote, he was elected as mayor making him the first Asian American to be elected as the mayor of Cincinnati. He was previously a candidate for Ohio's 1st congressional district in 2018.

  1. ^ "Aftab Pureval running for Cincinnati mayor". FOX 19. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.