Egyptian-American Abdul El Sayed could become the first-ever Muslim American US state governor, if he secures a victory in the gubernatorial race in Michigan in November, according to Al Arabiya. The 33-year-old democrat was born in Michigan to Egyptian parents and had formerly been the youngest Health Director in the history of Detroit. Al Arabiya describes him as “unapologetically progressive,” and notes that he has been endorsed by US Senator Bernie Sanders, who campaigned alongside him in “in two boisterous rallies in the state.”