Meet the Candidates: Mayor

S.M. Fazlul Kabir

Dr. Fazlul Kabir currently serves as the Mayor of College Park. Before his mayoral role, Dr. Kabir held the distinction of being the longest continuously serving member of the City Council for the past 12 years. He and his wife purchased their first home in College Park two decades ago and raised their two boys. Dr. Kabir holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and works as an information architect for the Federal Government. Additionally, he taught at the University of Maryland for eight years. In close collaboration with residents and the City Council, Dr. Kabir co-founded College Park Day, restarted the College Park Parade, initiated the new “Here & Now” College Park newspaper, and launched a Farmer’s Market and a community garden. He successfully advocated creating a new Duvall Field, a Dog Park, protected bike lanes, affordable housing, and a community center. Furthermore, he championed funding for local schools and a reduction in the city's property tax rate. Dr. Kabir has been running a daily blog, https://KabirCares.org, since 2009. Looking ahead, Dr. Kabir plans to continue leading College Park by uniting the community, enhancing transparency, and fostering trust. His advocacy focuses on improving the quality of life with strong public safety measures, enhanced code enforcement, smart economic development, support for new small businesses, sustainable and green programs, solutions for aging-in-place seniors, improved school education, and increased availability of affordable housing.