Abdul El-Sayed

Acting

Abdul El-Sayed

Born

1984-10-31 (42)

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

7 titles

Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984) is an American physician, former public health professor, government official, and politician who served from 2023 to 2025 as the director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services for Wayne County, Michigan. A progressive Democrat, he was a candidate for governor of Michigan in the 2018 election. El-Sayed is running for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan.

Known for

Anderson Cooper 360° poster
5.4

Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news.

Anderson Cooper 360°

2003

Democracy Now! poster
6.9

A United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion.

Democracy Now!

2001

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan poster
5.0

Weekday news and discussion airing at 11am Eastern.

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan

2014

Decision 2026: Battle for Control of Congress poster
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With less than a month to the 2026 midterm elections, in this NBC News special report, Kristen Welker, Hallie Jackson, and Steve Kornacki examine what's at stake for both parties as they battle for control of Congress and what polling says across the United States.

Decision 2026: Battle for Control of Congress

2026

Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect poster
NR

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, MS NOW Senior Contributing Editor Michele Norris takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking career and burgeoning influence of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Through exclusive sit-down interviews with Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Norris explores the Senator’s role in shaping a new generation of candidates and political leaders who are redefining the Democratic Party.

Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect

2026

Generation Green New Deal poster
NR

For decades, the American political system has seemed incapable of taking on climate change at the scale necessary to address the growing crisis. In November 2018 the youth-led organization Sunrise Movement and the youngest Congresswoman-elect in history, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez occupied Nancy Pelosi’s office. Their demand: a “Green New Deal”. It set off a firestorm, birthing both an ascendent political movement and intense opposition. Generation Green New Deal looks at the revolutionary political idea and the people behind it, featuring Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Varshini Prakash, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, David Wallace-Wells, Abdul El-Sayed and more.

Generation Green New Deal

2020

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

Decision 2026: Battle for Control of Congress poster
NR

With less than a month to the 2026 midterm elections, in this NBC News special report, Kristen Welker, Hallie Jackson, and Steve Kornacki examine what's at stake for both parties as they battle for control of Congress and what polling says across the United States.

Decision 2026: Battle for Control of Congress

2026

Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect poster
NR

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, MS NOW Senior Contributing Editor Michele Norris takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking career and burgeoning influence of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Through exclusive sit-down interviews with Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Norris explores the Senator’s role in shaping a new generation of candidates and political leaders who are redefining the Democratic Party.

Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect

2026

Generation Green New Deal poster
NR

For decades, the American political system has seemed incapable of taking on climate change at the scale necessary to address the growing crisis. In November 2018 the youth-led organization Sunrise Movement and the youngest Congresswoman-elect in history, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez occupied Nancy Pelosi’s office. Their demand: a “Green New Deal”. It set off a firestorm, birthing both an ascendent political movement and intense opposition. Generation Green New Deal looks at the revolutionary political idea and the people behind it, featuring Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Varshini Prakash, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, David Wallace-Wells, Abdul El-Sayed and more.

Generation Green New Deal

2020

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