Quick Info
| Profession | Plastic surgeon, former combat surgeon and politician |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 1969 |
| Birthplace | Egypt |
Latest News about Adam Hamawy
02/06/2026
Adam Hamawy won the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District, leading a crowded field with about 27 to 28 percent of the vote. The Associated Press and ABC News projected his win, positioning him to succeed the retiring Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman. A former U.S. Army combat surgeon, he ran on a platform that included healthcare and opposition to the Israeli aid and policies in Gaza.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Adam Hisham Hamawy is an American plastic surgeon, former Army combat surgeon and Democratic politician. He practises cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in Princeton, New Jersey, and won the 2026 Democratic primary in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. |
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| Early Life | Born in Egypt and brought to the United States as an infant, he grew up in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, where his parents had emigrated from Egypt. |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Undergraduate | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BS), where he earned an ROTC scholarship |
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| Medical | New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (MD) |
| Graduate | MBA, Rutgers University, Camden (2018) |
Personal Life
| Residence | Princeton, New Jersey |
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| Marital Status | Married |
Family
| Parents | Egyptian migrants |
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| Spouse | Married |
| Children | Father of four |
Career
| Military | Served eight years in the New Jersey Army National Guard as a reconstructive, general and flight surgeon, including a nine-month deployment in Baghdad during the Iraq War with the 31st Combat Support Hospital; retired as a lieutenant colonel |
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| 9/11 Response | Treated victims and first responders at a field hospital at Ground Zero while in residency |
| Medical Practice | Plastic surgeon in Princeton, New Jersey, after leaving the Army; attending surgeon at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick from 2014 |
| Humanitarian Work | Has worked on missions in conflict zones including Haiti, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza |
| Gaza Mission | Joined a volunteer mission to Gaza in 2024 organised by the Palestinian American Medical Association and the World Health Organization, and was among those who remained until non-American team members could leave. Returned to Gaza on another medical mission in 2025 |
| Politics | Won the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District on June 2, 2026, succeeding retiring Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman; the general election was scheduled for November 3, 2026 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Helped save one of the arms of Tammy Duckworth after her helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004. | |
| 2. As a teenager, he met Omar Abdel-Rahman in 1991 and later gave testimony in support of him at a federal trial, though he was never charged with a crime. | |
| 3. He is a published writer and poet alongside his medical career. | |
| 4. He would be New Jersey's first Muslim member of Congress if elected. |
