![Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Dearborn Public Health Director Ali Abazeed](/findings/spring-2023/images/1-lead-dearborn.jpg)
A passion for Dearborn
Michigan Public Health alumni lead with a public health perspective
University of Michigan School of Public Health alumni Abdullah Hammoud and Ali Abazeed are leading their hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, with a public-health-in-all-policies approach. Hammoud, an epidemiologist, is the mayor, and Abazeed is the founding director of the inaugural Department of Public Health.