Farooq Mughal

Farooq Mughal is an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 105 from 2023 to 2025.^[1] The district includes parts of the cities of Buford, Lawrenceville, and Dacula in Gwinnett County.^[2]

Farooq Mughal
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 105th district
In office January 31, 2023 – January 15, 2025
Preceded by	Donna McLeod
Succeeded by	Sandy Donatucci
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Mercer University

Biography

Mughal is a Pakistani American.^[3] His parents moved from Pakistan to Lawrenceville, Georgia. He later founded MS Global Partners, a government affairs firm.^[3]

He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2022, becoming the first Pakistani American elected to the legislature.^[4] Mughal was defeated for re-election in 2024 by Republican Sandy Donatucci by a margin of 80 votes after redistricting drew more conservative voters into his district. He announced he would run for his old seat in the 2026 election.^[5]