Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. She faced health care worker and conservative activist Jennifer Zielinski in the November 6 general election[63] and won with 78.0% of the vote, becoming the first Somali American elected to the U.S. Congress, the first woman of color to serve as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota,[10] and (alongside former Michigan state representative Rashida Tlaib) one of the first Muslim women elected to the Congress. Why has Elmi not put the matter to rest by coming forward and explaining the nature of his relationship with Omar? He has been in Kenya for the last several weeks. By She sustained a concussion and was sent to the hospital. But as a British citizen Elmi could have studied at any university in the European Union or European Economic Area, and in some of those countries his education would have been tuition-free. Montemayor, Stephen "On the Edge of Making History, Ilhan Omar Confronts Fresh Wave of Scrutiny." The New York Times 30 December 2018. Stolberg, Sheryl Gay. The couple had two children. We've received your submission. , updated Documented-based reporting by Steinberg, et al. Coolican, J. Patrick. She recalls gum being pressed into her hijab, being pushed down stairs, and physical taunts while she was changing for gym class. The couple legally divorced in 2017. ", He added: "Whether by colluding with right-wing outlets to go after Muslim elected officials or hounding family members, legitimate media outlets have a responsibility not to fan the flames of hate.". [48][49] She authored 38 bills during the 20172018 legislative session. [35] On October 7, 2019, Omar filed for divorce from Hirsi, citing an "irretrievable breakdown" of the marriage. That's why I say, 'Hey if you don't like it, let 'em leave, let 'em leave'", and "I think in some cases they hate our country". "[108], In October 2019, Omar voted "present" on H.Res. Omar has not yet given a clear explanation as to why so many public documents point to her and Hirsi living together and being romantically involved while she was legally married to another man, but there is no solid evidence to support the theory that Elmi is Omar's brother. After marrying, they immediately moved to North Dakota and both enrolled at North Dakota State University. The accounts have since been deleted, however. Omar's father, Nur Omar Mohamed (aka Nur Said Elmi Mohamed), is connected to the former dictator in Somalia, Said Barre. [85], On January 7, 2021, Omar led a group of 13 House members introducing articles of impeachment against Trump on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors. 12 August 2016. [74][75] She defeated Republican Lacy Johnson and Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Michael Moore in the November 3 general election, with 64.3% of the vote to Johnson's 25.8% and Moore's 9.5%. [136] The Democratic House leadership released a statement accusing Omar of "engaging in deeply offensive anti-Semitic tropes". Omar has stated that she and Hirsi divorced within their faith tradition in 2008. What does Ahmed Nur Said Elmi do? Why did Omar's 2016 campaign literature reference Ahmed Hirsi as her "husband" when she hadn't yet divorced Ahmed Elmi or married Hirsi? "[254], In 2020, HarperCollins published Omar's memoir, This Is What America Looks Like, written with Rebecca Paley. After that, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British Somali, until they got a faith-based divorce in 2011 when she returned to Hirsi. Omar said that relationship ended in 2011 and the two divorced in their faith tradition, but Omar didn't take legal action to divorce him until 2017. [62] The 5th district is the most Democratic district in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, (it has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+26) and the DFL has held it without interruption since 1963. USA Today. In 2017, Omar formally petitioned for divorce from Elmi, whose last known location -- according to Omar's statement as recorded in Minnesota court records -- was in London as of 2011. Omar was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and to Congress in 2018, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. In his honor I am voting for an inspirational ticket over desperate and maddening one", "Rep. Omar filed joint tax returns before she married husband", "Inside Ilhan Omar's tangled web of relationships", "Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar finalizes divorce", "US Rep. Ilhan Omar divorces husband in Minnesota", "Ilhan Omar makes history, becoming first Somali-American elected to U.S. House", "For Democrats, Ilhan Omar Is a Complicated Figure to Defend", "Ilhan Omar is right about the influence of the Israel lobby", "What the controversy over Ilhan Omar's tweets tells us about AIPAC today", "Trump demonized Somali refugees in Minnesota. "[25] Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 when she was 17 years old. Omar eloped with British citizen Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009. 2012: Omar and Hirsi have their third child. "[129] After reading Weiss's commentary, Omar apologized for not "disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used". She settled there with her family in 1997 after fleeing war-torn Somalia as refugees. [239], In 2018, Omar was featured in the music video for Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" featuring Cardi B. "[173][174], In May 2020, Omar signed a letter backed by AIPAC calling for the continuation of the UN embargo against Iran,[175] with her office noting that it was a "narrow ask that we couldnt find anything wrong with." Omar and Elmi split two years later in 2011 and the freshman lawmaker got back together with Hirsi and they had a third child in 2012, records show. As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, in 2017, Rep. Omar swore under penalty of perjury while divorcing her husband (brother?) The duo was never officially married, at least at the time. Omar, who was born in Somalia in 1982, came to America as a refugee with her father and siblings in 1995 by way of a Kenyan refugee camp and resettled in Minneapolis, where she became a US citizen. [145][146] Omar's spokesman, Jeremy Slevin, said Omar was speaking out about "the undue influence of lobbying groups for foreign interests. . Coolican, J. Patrick. The same is true of the other three members of the Squad. [128], In 2018, Omar came under criticism for statements she made about Israel before she was in the Minnesota legislature. A Somali community member speaking under the terms of anonymity has confirmed to Alpha News that Nur Said Elmi Mohamed is the same person as Nur Said/Nur Mohamed and is the father of Ilhan Omar and Sahra Noor. We've seen repeated reports alleging that Elmi and Omar are brother and sister. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, List of African-American United States representatives, List of Muslim members of the United States Congress, Women in the United States House of Representatives, "#MyNameIs Ilham, I prefer Ilhan. Hirsi, Ibrahim. 27 October 2018. Thanks for contacting us. Elmi also studied there for a period but dropped out, records show. The Star Tribune reported that Omar was the youngest of seven siblings, and Elmi is three years younger than she. [187], In February 2019, the FBI arrested United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson, who was allegedly plotting to assassinate various journalists and political figures in the United States, including Omar. [255], Support for boycott efforts and other criticisms, Remarks on AIPAC and American support for Israel, 9/11 comments and World Trade Center cover, Omar and Elmi were married in 2009. But lease and eviction records and traffic violations reviewed by The Post suggest Elmi was in the US the whole time living just 2.6 miles away from her at an apartment in downtown Minneapolis. According to Omar's proffered version of events, she fled the Somalian civil war with her family in 1991 and lived for four years in a refugee camp in Kenya before immigrating to the U.S. in 1995. [79] Omar's campaign outspent Samuels's $2.1 million to $800,000; Samuels ran television ads while Omar's campaign did not. In 2009, Omar she entered into both a "faith" marriage and a legal marriage with Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. He still works as a freelance copywriter and editor and while based in London, travels the world. [Minneapolis] Star Tribune. [249][250][251] The campaign's contract with Mynett's firm became a focus of criticism by her Democratic primary opponent and conservative critics that received significant local and national media attention. The controversy continues in the statements Omar made in the divorce documents. [131], In September 2019, Omar condemned Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to annex the eastern portion of the occupied West Bank known as the Jordan Valley. Perhaps Ilhan Omar has something untoward related to her marriages that she's covering up. "[216], On April 11, 2019, the front page of the New York Post carried an image of the World Trade Center burning following the September 11 terrorist attacks and a quotation from a speech Omar gave the previous month. What may still be of slightly more interest, is her marriage to her previous husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. In the course of that divorce, Ms. Omar submitted an "Application for an Order for Service by Alternate Means" to the State of Minnesota on August 2, 2017, and claimed, among other things, that she had had no contact with Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after June 2011. She legally wed Hirsi just months later right in time before she was sworn into office in 2018. Also, if Ahmed Elmi were truly Omar's brother, why would he have needed to take the drastic step of marrying her in order to secure a path to U.S. citizenship? "[180] In response to criticisms of her comments, Omar wrote that "No one is defending Maduro" and that opposing US intervention is not the equivalent of supporting the existing leadership of a country. [102][103] In October 2018, she tweeted: "The Saudi government might have been strategic at covering up the daily atrocities carried out against minorities, women, activists and even the #YemenGenocide, but the murder of #JamalKhashoggi should be the last evil act they are allowed to commit. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel said it was "deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens" and asked Omar to retract her statement. 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Only then will we achieve peace", "Ilhan Omar accused of supporting AIPAC after critiquing Assad", "Ilhan Omar: Sanctions are part of a failed foreign policy playbook. [171], Omar has been critical of U.S. foreign policy, and has called for reduced funding for "perpetual war and military aggression,"[172] saying, "knowing my tax dollars pay for bombs killing children in Yemen makes my heart break," with "everyone in Washington saying we don't have enough money in the budget for universal health care, we don't have enough money in the budget to guarantee college education for everyone. [25] Omar remembers her father's reaction to these incidents: "They are doing something to you because they feel threatened in some way by your existence. [199][200], On July 14, 2019, Trump tweeted that The Squada group that consists of Omar and three other young congresswomen of color, most of whom were born and raised in the U.S.should "go back" to the "places from which they came". Netanyahu also said that Omar and Tlaib did not plan on visiting or meeting with any Israeli officials from the government or the opposition, and additionally accused Miftah, the sponsor of Omar's trip, of having members who support terrorism against Israel (in 2016, Israel approved a visit by five U.S. Here are some of the key points from their report: In 2002, Omar, then 19, religiously married Ahmed Hirsi, but not legally. [196], Two Republican candidates for congressional office have called for Omar's execution. [18][19] She was the youngest of seven siblings, including sister Sahra Noor. "[106] She also condemned the Assad regime in Syria. The core evidence, as laid out by Power Line's Scott Johnson and local Minneapolis conservative website Alpha News starting in 2016, is the following: Omar was legally married to a man named Ahmed. [152] On March 7, the House passed the amended resolution. [227], In November 2021, Republican Representative Lauren Boebert said she had shared an elevator with Omar, and that she and a Capitol Police officer both mistook Omar for a terrorist. [70][71] Melton-Meaux was also endorsed by Minnesota's largest newspaper, The Star Tribune. [168] In May 2019, Omar introduced legislation that would sanction Brunei over a recently introduced law that would make homosexual sex and adultery punishable by death. [176], Omar supports a $15 hourly minimum wage.[25][177]. As reported by Business Insider here , there is no hard evidence that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who she legally married in 2009 based on her statement, ( here) is her brother or that Omar committed fraud. "Glorified and Vilified, Representative-Elect Ilhan Omar Tells Critics: Just Deal.'" "[153] Some Minnesota Jewish and Muslim community leaders later expressed continuing concern about Omar's rhetoric and language and indicated that the issue remained divisive in Omar's district. 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Ahmed Nur Said Elmi and Ilhan Omar exchanged vows in 2009 and they divorced in 2017. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Bernie Sanders defended Omar. At an October 2019 rally in Omar's district in Minneapolis, Trump praised the work of conservative blogger Scott Johnson, who authors the Power Line blog. "[109], Omar opposed the October 2019 Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria, writing that "What has happened after Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria is a disastertens of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee, hundreds of Islamic State fighters have escaped, and Turkish-backed rebels have been credibly accused of atrocities against the Kurds. Elmi and Omar separated just two years later, in 2011, but did not get a legal divorce. [164][165] AIPAC released a statement saying that it disagreed with Israel's move and that Omar and Tlaib should have been allowed to "experience Israel firsthand", while the head of the American Jewish Committee put out a statement agreeing with AIPAC on the matter. 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"[137] The Anti-Defamation League accused her of promoting an "ugly conspiracy theory" about putative Jewish influence in politics. Furthermore, the site Snopes pointed out some significant logical holes in the theory that Elmi is Omar's brother and that she married him to help him gain citizenship. Unlike some states, Minnesota does not recognize common law marriage, and so such a joint filing is not legally permitted. Jackson, David. They reconciled and had a third child in 2012. [193], In April 2019, Omar said that she had received more death threats after Trump made comments about her and 9/11, "many directly referencing or replying to the president's video". [132] Omar said Israelis should not vote for Netanyahu in the September 2019 Israeli legislative election. [100][101], Omar has criticized Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. [38] During a contentious precinct caucus that turned violent in February 2014, she was attacked by five people and was injured. [23][24][25][26] She was raised by her father and grandfather, who were moderate Sunni Muslims opposed to the rigid Wahhabi interpretation of Islam. No hard evidence like a birth certificate or other legal documents has surfaced to prove that Elmi is Omar's brother or that any fraud was committed. Because the marriage was never recognized by law, neither is the separation, 2009: Omar marries Ahmed Elmi in Minneapolis, 2010: He enrolls atNorth Dakota State University to study fine art and lives with Omar as well as her first husband, 2011: Omar claims she and Elmi split this year and he went back to the UK. [107] Omar criticized Trump's decision to impose further sanctions on Iran, saying the sanctions devastated the "country's middle class and increased hostility toward the United States, with tensions between the two countries rising to dangerous levels. "[147], Reaction among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates was mixed. The post further notes that Omar married her brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009, implying that the latter marriage assisted his entry into the United States. [244], On October 19, 2020, Omar joined Ocasio-Cortez, Disguised Toast, Jacksepticeye, and Pokimane in a Twitch stream playing the popular game Among Us, encouraging streamers to vote in the 2020 election. [38][39][40], Omar began her professional career as a community nutrition educator at the University of Minnesota, working in that capacity from 2006 to 2009 in the Greater MinneapolisSaint Paul area. [44] Her chief opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Abdimalik Askar, another activist in the Somali-American community. Omar shot down these allegations as "disgusting . And and officials at the university where they studied together say he was enrolled until that year too. [10][11] She has been the target of several death threats, as well as derogatory comments by political opponents, including Donald Trump, as a result of her background. "[143][144] Omar said she was simply criticizing Israel, drawing a distinction between criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu and being anti-Semitic. In 2011, they had a "faith" divorce, but remained legally married. [79] Omar won the primary with 50.3% of the vote to Samuels's 48.2%, a margin of less than 2,500 votes. And why is there no record of Elmi's having applied for or obtained such status if that was the whole point of his supposedly "fraudulent" marriage to his alleged sister? Omar filed to legally divorce Hirsi in October 2019, citing an "irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship" in her divorce filings. The two agents said they would share the information with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Department of Education, but did not commit to opening an investigation into the firebrand lawmaker, the source said. As per reports, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi attended North Dakota State University with Omar between 2009 and 2012. [123][125] In a 2012 tweet, she wrote, "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. In addition, some of the claims offered in support of the rumor don't seem to add up. Ahmed married Omar in 2018 and divorced in 2019. "Since before she was elected to office, Ilhan has been the subject of conspiracy theories and false accusations about her personal life," a spokesman, Jeremy Slevin, told the Star Tribune in 2019. [53][54] Drazkowski later accused Omar of improperly using campaign funds for personal travel to Estonia and locations in the U.S.[17][55][35] Omar's campaign dismissed the accusations as politically motivated and accused Drazkowski of using public funds to harass a Muslim candidate. "[151] Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus believed Omar was unfairly targeted because she is a black Muslim, saying that "the Democratic leadership did not draft a resolution condemning Donald Trump or other white male Republicans over their antisemitic remarks. [97] In June 2019, Omar and Senator Tina Smith introduced the No Shame at School Act, which would end the marking ofand punishment forstudents with school meal debt. But the conspiracy is not without holes. At one point, they were. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "those with critical views of Israel should be able to express their views without employing anti-Semitic tropes about money or influence", but also criticized the Republican Party for censuring Omar while saying little or nothing when President Trump "defended white supremacists at Charlottesville." Here's your something 2,977 people dead by terrorism", "Ilhan Omar: White House escalates Trump attack over 9/11 comment", "The 9/11 row embroiling a US congresswoman", "Trump tweets altered video of Ilhan Omar belittling 9/11", "Democrats unite to condemn Trump tweet linking Ilhan Omar and 9/11", "Pelosi asks Capitol Police to step up security for Omar after Trump's 9/11 tweet", "Black Women Leaders Come Together In Defense Of Rep. Ilhan Omar", "Rep. Ilhan Omar calls out Trump at 'Black Women in Defense of Ilhan Omar' event in Washington DC", "Ilhan Omar: Lauren Boebert's 'Jihad Squad' bigotry is 'no laughing matter', "Rep. 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She co-sponsored a similar bill when she was a member of the Minnesota House. On a marriage certificate dated February 12, 2009, it says that Ilhan Abdullaahi Omar married a man by the name of Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in Hennepin County, Minnesota, who she herself identified as a British citizen. BBC. On July 19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "I reject [Trump's comments] and stand in solidarity with the congresswomen he targeted. [14][15][201] In response, Omar said Trump was "stoking white nationalism" because he was "angry that people like us are serving in Congress and fighting against your hate-filled agenda. They were said to discuss the claims that Omar married Elmi, a British citizen, so he could obtain a green card and study and work in the United States. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. 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