Resurfaced clip of Mamdani's father comparing Abraham Lincoln to Hitler sparks viral outrage: 'What a joke'. Mamdani's father, Mahmood, is a professor at Columbia University. By Andrew Mark Miller. Fox News Published October 29, 2025. ...Controversy surrounding the Columbia University father of socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani resurfaced on social media after a video of him claiming that Adolf Hitler was inspired by President Abraham Lincoln went viral leading up to Tuesday’s election.