Who Is Tulsi Gabbard's Husband? What to Know About Abraham Williams amid Rare Cancer Diagnosis

Jordana ComiterFri, May 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM UTC

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Abraham Williams and Tulsi Gabbard attend the Sean Penn CORE Gala on Jan. 5, 2019, in Los Angeles
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Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, married Abraham Williams in April 2015

Williams is a cinematographer from Hawaii

On May 22, Gabbard announced her resignation from Trump's administration following her husband's recent cancer diagnosis

Tulsi Gabbard is stepping away from her role in President Donald Trump's administration to support her husband, Abraham Williams.

Gabbard — Trump's director of national intelligence — married Williams in April 2015, per The New York Times.

On May 22, she offered her resignation and cited her husband's recent diagnosis with an "extremely rare form of bone cancer."

"At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle," Gabbard wrote in a letter addressed to Trump, noting her resignation is effective June 30.

"Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage," Gabbard wrote. "His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge. I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position."

So, who is Tulsi Gabbard's husband? Here's what to know about Abraham Williams.

He was raised in Hawaii

Tulsi Gabbard and her husband Abraham Williams
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Williams was raised in Hawaii by his mom Anya Anthony and stepdad Timothy S. Anthony, per The New York Times.

At the time of the outlet's 2015 report, his mom was working as the manager of Gabbard's district office in Honolulu, while his stepdad was teaching social studies and administering the English language learner program at Kalakaua Middle School in the town.

He is a cinematographer

Williams is a cinematographer who has worked on commercials, features, documentaries, music videos and short films, per his professional website.

In 2023, he worked as the cinematographer on one episode of the TV series Magnum P.I.'s fifth season, per his IMDb.

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They got to know each other through work

Tulsi Gabbard and her husband Abraham Williams before she is sworn in as Director of National Intelligence on Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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Williams' work is also what led him to connect with Gabbard.

According to The New York Times, the pair, who had been "acquainted for some time," got to know each other in 2012 when he volunteered on the shoots for Gabbard's campaign advertisements, she told the outlet. (She had been running for U.S. Congress at the time.)

"About a year and a half later, he asked me out for the first time at a birthday party that a mutual friend of ours threw for me," she wrote over email. "As we got to know each other, we realized how much we actually had in common."

Gabbard wrote that their friendship and relationship grew over their "mutual love for the ocean and surfing."

He proposed to Gabbard on a surfboard

Tulsi Gabbard and her husband Abraham Williams
Credit: Abraham Williams/Instagram

Williams asked Gabbard to marry him while on a surfboard, the politician told The New York Times.

“I was home from D.C., and the day before Thanksgiving, he mentioned he wanted to go for a sunset surf on the South Shore that night," she told the outlet. "I was in meetings all day, and by the time we left, the sun was starting to set. We got stuck in traffic at a really long red light, and he was getting so frustrated. I couldn't understand what the big deal was."

As they paddled out just before the sun fully set, Williams pulled out a ring and asked her to marry him.

They've been married for over a decade

Gabbard and Williams got married in a Vedic ceremony in Hawaii in April 2015, per The New York Times.

"It was a deeply spiritual, traditional ceremony that held great meaning for Abraham and I," Gabbard told PEOPLE the morning after the wedding. "It brought all the important elements of our life together."

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