Thapelo Amad is a South African politician and imam, and a former mayor of Johannesburg.[1] A member of the Johannesburg City Council, Amad is affiliated with the Al Jama-ah party. On 27 January 2023, he was elected mayor of Johannesburg with the support of the African National Congress (ANC).[2] His election made him the first Muslim to serve as mayor of Johannesburg.[3] He resigned as mayor on 24 April 2023 to avoid being defeated in a motion of no confidence.[4]
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^"Thapelo Amad elected first Muslim mayor of Johannesburg". Al Jazeera. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
^"Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad resigns". News 24. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
ThapeloAmad is a South African politician and imam, and a former mayor of Johannesburg. A member of the Johannesburg City Council, Amad is affiliated...
Municipality council. The position remained vacant from 24 April 2023, when ThapeloAmad announced his resignation after less than three months in office. On...
metropolitan municipality since 2016. After fellow Al Jama-ah councillor ThapeloAmad resigned as mayor of Johannesburg due to pressure from coalition partners...
and replaced with ThapeloAmad of the Al Jama-ah party; Morero was appointed Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance by Amad. Amad later resigned as...
Moegamat Faried Achmat Fairouz Nagia Muhammed Haron Mpho Kgomosotho ThapeloAmad Muhammad Asghar Khan Mohammed Hoosen Khan Goodwill Mfanufikile Cele Wilhelmina...
motion of no confidence. She was succeeded by Al-Jama-ah councillor ThapeloAmad. Amad's tenure was short-lived and he resigned in April 2023. Kabelo Gwamanda...
2022 – 26 January 2023 Preceded by Dada Morero (disputed) Succeeded by ThapeloAmad In office 22 November 2021 – 30 September 2022 Preceded by Mpho Moerane...
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