Abdul El-Sayed
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American epidemiologist, physician, and former public health official. He served as the director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services of Wayne County, Michigan, from 2023 to 2025. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan in 2026.
- Party: Democrat
- Office sought: U.S. Senate
- State: MI
- Current office: None
Incumbency status: challenger
Education: B.S., University of Michigan; M.A. and Ph.D., Oriel College, Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar); M.D., Columbia University.
Residence: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Professional background
Physician; epidemiologist; assistant professor of epidemiology, Columbia University; author; podcast host; commentator at CNN.
Public service
Health Officer and Executive Director, Detroit Health Department (2015–2017); Director, Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services, Wayne County, Michigan (2023–2025); served on the governor's statewide Childhood Lead Elimination Board; served on Michigan's Public Health Advisory Commission.
Military service
None