Ghazala Hashmi Interview | Virginia LG Hashmi Speaks On Breaking Glass Ceilings, H-1B Visa & Urdu Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi created history when she became the first Muslim woman and first South Asian American to win a statewide office in Virginia in the United States. Senator Hashmi spoke to NDTV's Uma Sudhir spoke in an exclusive conversation about what it took to break multiple glass ceilings to become Lieutenant Governor-elect of Virginia. Also how H1B policy changes are going to impact the US economy. Hashmi went down memory lane about shopping around the Charminar and how she can't wait to get back here.