Hyderabad, Nov. 5 -- When Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's US Senate race, a coastal town in Karnataka had a reason to celebrate. His wife, Dr Sarah Jukaku, traces her roots to Bhatkal, about 140 km from Mangaluru. And if you ask Abdul, 20 years in a South Indian family have rubbed off on him too. "I might be more Indian than I am Arab," he once joked.

Born in Michigan to Egyptian immigrants, Abdul trained as a doctor before entering politics. On November 3, the 42-year-old Democrat defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. Sarah, who had joined him on stage at his final campaign rally in Detroit, was by his side on election night.

Who is Dr Sarah Jukaku?

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