His appointment attracted significant media attention, as he is the first ethnic-Somali, the youngest-ever, and the first Green Party councillor to hold the role.
His mother, and five siblings, left Somalia in 1994 "to find a better life," and they spent six months in a refugee camp in Ethiopia before being admitted to Britain.
"[5] Magid attended Fir Vale School in Sheffield, and studied A Levels in Psychology, Law, and philosophy, at Longley Park Sixth Form College.
[5] He finished sixth form in 2008 and went on to raise his own funds, working 12-hour shifts for 9 weeks, to go on a gap year that he spent travelling.
[4][10] He visited the Swiss Alps, where he went on a mountaineering course, as well as Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Germany, where he ran the Berlin Marathon.
He founded the university's Mixed Martial Arts club, where he gained the nickname 'Magic Magid the Submission Magician'.
[7] Magid ran the Sheffield Half Marathon in April 2017 dressed as a tree to object to the council's felling policies.
His aim has been to end the "archaic" nature of the role, and reflected this in his inauguration ceremony, where the Imperial March from Star Wars, and the Superman theme, were both played.
[16] In his inaugural portrait, Magid squatted on a balustrade wearing green Dr. Martens boots; the image then went viral on Twitter.
[23][24] The three charities he was to support as Lord Mayor were Flourish, a mental health organisation, Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Services, and the Unity Gym Project.
[21] Within a week of his appointment, he appeared on Daily Politics, where he confronted Jacob Rees-Mogg for calling Magid's story "brilliant and refreshing.
[31] After the vote, Magid said in a piece for The Guardian that he was "honoured to have been elected" and "determined to offer an alternative to the politics of fear".
[32] He also criticised populist politicians such as Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage, saying that their rhetoric is "a daily declaration of war on the ... peace of Europe".
He became a fan favourite for taunting the hunters, at one point sending them a letter calling them "mugs" in Somali, which was mistranslated to "cups of tea.
Following his capture, Magid announced his frustrations on Twitter over the manipulative nature of the show, saying the producers wanted to create "good TV" rather than a real challenge.