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description: "Abdul El-Sayed had earlier revealed that Bill Clinton had asked him to consider a career in politics instead of medicine."
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# US' 1st Muslim Senator Abdul El-Sayed Was Praised By Bill Clinton 19 Years Ago

What we know so far: 7 reports from 4 outlets, first at 4 Nov, 00:07 IST, latest at 5 Nov, 14:56 IST. Headlines and summaries are quoted from each outlet, oldest first; each links to the original report.

1. Wednesday 4 November
2. 00:07 IST The Economic Times [Is Abdul El-Sayed winning in Michigan?](https://allindia.news/s/5cc5008c6e04) (original: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/election-day-2026-results-so-far-abdul-el-sayed-vs-mike-rogers-in-michigan-senate-race-who-is-democrats-wife-sarah-jukaku/articleshow/135510688.cms)
3. 12:33 IST The Hindu [Democrat Abdul El-Sayed claims victory in Michigan Senate battle](https://allindia.news/s/e14f59d6fa3f) (original: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/democrat-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-us-midterm-elections-senate/article71664484.ece)

El-Sayed won despite a last-minute hiccup in his campaign when congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary, came out in support of Rogers at the 11th hour

4. 14:09 IST NDTV [US Gets 1st Muslim Senator As Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race](https://allindia.news/s/1b6c9ffca716) (original: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-midterms-america-gets-1st-muslim-senator-as-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-race-12281218#publisher=newsstand)

The Michigan doctor won despite a last-minute hiccup in his campaign when Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to El-Sayed, came out in support of Rogers at the 11th hour.

5. 16:22 IST The Hindu [Who is Abdul El-Sayed, first Muslim U.S. Senator-elect?](https://allindia.news/s/11330959bff7) (original: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/who-is-abdul-el-sayed-first-muslim-us-senator-elect-united-states-us-midterm-elections-2026/article71664610.ece)

Abdul El-Sayed is set to become the first Muslim to enter the U.S. Senate with his victory over former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers in midterm elections

6. 21:28 IST The Hindu [Abdul El-Sayed: The progressive’s progress](https://allindia.news/s/c33d91f7499a) (original: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/abdul-el-sayed-the-progressives-progress/article71666954.ece)

Abdul El-Sayed’s describes himself as ‘just a capitalist who understands how capitalism works’ and identifies as a progressive; his candidacy was backed by leading figures such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

7. Thursday 5 November
8. 07:38 IST NDTV [Abdul El-Sayed, US' 1st Muslim Senator, Was Called 'Terrorist' By Trump](https://allindia.news/s/12819a6418b1) (original: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/abdul-el-sayed-us-1st-muslim-senator-was-called-terrorist-by-trump-midterms-results-12285090#publisher=newsstand)

Republicans sought to link El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood using decade-old writings on political change in Egypt and social media posts by his half-sister.

9. 14:56 IST NDTV [US' 1st Muslim Senator Abdul El-Sayed Was Praised By Bill Clinton 19 Years Ago](https://allindia.news/s/ac75af486e9c) (original: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-1st-muslim-senator-abdul-el-sayed-was-praised-by-bill-clinton-19-years-ago-12286038#publisher=newsstand)

Abdul El-Sayed had earlier revealed that Bill Clinton had asked him to consider a career in politics instead of medicine.