[28][34] She has spoken about school bullying she endured during her time in Virginia, stimulated by her distinctive Somali appearance and wearing of the hijab. [Minneapolis] Star Tribune. Ahmed Nur Said Elmi was not listed in the documents. [128], In 2018, Omar came under criticism for statements she made about Israel before she was in the Minnesota legislature. 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? Forliti, Amy. Jennifer Smith [68][69], Omar won the Democratic nomination in the August 11 Democratic primary, in which she faced four opponents. [130] When asked in an interview how she would respond to American Jews who found the remark offensive, Omar replied: "I don't know how my comments would be offensive to Jewish Americans. [192] In December 2019, George Buck, another Republican running for Congress, also suggested that Omar be hanged for treason. Her second husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is who Trump was referring to when he made the comment. Some outlets and blogs have pointed to social media posts from accounts supposedly linked to Elmi in which he posted photos of Omar during the period of time she said in her divorce papers that she wasn't in contact with him, where he seemingly referred to her third child as a "niece.". [102], Omar condemned China's treatment of its ethnic Uyghur people. They obtained. "[108], In October 2019, Omar voted "present" on H.Res. In response, Omar reaffirmed her remarks, insisting that she "should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country in Congress or serve on committee. Ilhan Omar: Her Back Pages." The prize is awarded annually on a readership basis. She was fined by Minnesota's campaign-finance watchdog for paying a lawyer with campaign funds to fix the mistake, as federal law prohibits people from filing joint returns with a person who is not their spouse. [197] In November 2019, Danielle Stella, Omar's Republican opponent for Congress, was banned from Twitter for suggesting that Omar be hanged for treason if found guilty of passing information to Iran. [166] U.S. Representative Max Rose (who is Jewish) also criticized the move to ban Omar, adding that Omar and Tlaib did not speak for the Democratic Party. The couple had two children. The couple had two children together,[2][4] including Isra Hirsi, one of the three principal organizers of the school strike for climate in the US. 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. The rumor that Elmi is her brotherfirst emerged on a Somali forum where critics said both Elmi and Omar had the same father because his name was the same. [25][99], On July 19, 2022, after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Omar and 17 other members of Congress were arrested in an act of civil disobedience for refusing to clear a street during a protest for reproductive rights outside the Supreme Court Building. Hirsi married another woman a little over a month later in December. 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. [45] In November, Omar won the general election, becoming the first Somali-American legislator in the United States. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policies qualify immigrants as eligible to apply for permanent residency status (and later become naturalized citizens) if they are the "spouse of a U.S. citizen" or the "brother or sister of a U.S. [138] Omar issued an apology the next day, saying, "I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes", and adding, "I reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics, whether it be AIPAC, the NRA or the fossil fuel industry. that she believed U.S. foreign policy and economic sanctions are aimed at regime change and have contributed to the "devastation in Venezuela. [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. 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. Despite a 2011 split, Elmi and Omar did not get a legal divorce until 2017. She has not denied or been able to disprove that she was married to the pair at the same time. Omar's political skills no matter to whom she is (or was) married are remarkable. [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. [98], Omar supports Medicare for All as proposed in the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. Omar initially denied the split, but one source in the Minneapolis Somali community said the pair broke up months before and claimed Omar was privately lobbying Hirsi to divorce her. [137] The Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) also denounced her statements. [191] He pleaded guilty to the offense on November 19. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. The origin of the rumor captured in the above tweet is spotty. Stop relying on them", "Trump, Pelosi and other US lawmakers express condolences, condemn Sri Lanka bombings", "Democrat Ilhan Omar refuses to back historic US House resolution on 'Armenian genocide', "Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed for abstaining on Armenian Genocide Resolution", "Minnesota Armenians upset U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar didn't support measure recognizing genocide", "Ilhan Omar Refuses to Back Turkey Armenian Genocide Vote, Demands Slave Trade and Slaughter of Native Americans Also Be Acknowledged", "U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar calls Armenian genocide 'an injustice' after not supporting resolution", "Omar alluded to controversial Armenian genocide vote during Sanders rally", "Ilhan Omar Rebukes Barack Obama for 'Caging of Kids' and 'Droning of Countries Around the World', "Rep. Ilhan Omar criticizes Obama and past presidents' 'really bad policies', "Ilhan Omar says Donald Trump is "really not" human, "silly" to compare him to Barack Obama", "The four House Democrats who voted against the border funding bill", "These 6 House Democrats voted against the infrastructure bill. 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. 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. Elmi also studied there for a period but dropped out, records show. The unverified rumors that Omar married her brother originated from an anonymous user on a Somali-American internet forum in 2016, and have circulated around the internet ever since. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, born Ilhan Nur Said Elmi (born 1983 in Somalia) is the Democratic Party representative from Minnesota's 5th district, previously held by Antifa promoter Keith Ellison.Ilhan Omar is a bigot who previously held a seat on the coveted House Foreign Policy Committee.. A phony anti-establishmentarian, Omar voted in 2021 to make Nancy Pelosi House Speaker. Why did Ahmed Nur Said Elmi and Ilhan Omar divorce? Reacting to the murder of Floyd, the majority of the Minneapolis City Council voted to dismantle the city's police department. Omar and Elmi split two years later in 2011 and the freshman lawmaker got back together with Hirsi and they had a third child. 296, to recognize the Armenian genocide,[110] causing a backlash. Omar and Hirsi got back together in 2012 and had their third child while Omar was separated from but still legally married to Elmi. 2002: She marries Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi in a religious ceremony but it is not recognized legally. Elmi reportedly attended North Dakota State University with Omar between 2009 and 2012. We also sent a list of questions to Powerlineblogger Scott Johnson, who responded on 25 March 2019 but offered nothing more substantive in support of the claim than inference and supposition. 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. [240], The 2018 documentary film Time for Ilhan (directed by Norah Shapiro, produced by Jennifer Steinman Sternin and Chris Newberry) chronicles Omar's political campaign. Right-wing bloggers claimed that Omar is married to two men for immigration fraud purposes, and one of them, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother. [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". In response, Buck was removed from the National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns program. 3. Ilhan Omar married her brother to help him immigrate to the U.S. Elmi is reportedly a British citizen who currently lives in the UK. He is a member of the ninth Ward Minneapolis City Council and is in command of the Alonda Cano Police Station. In 2016, Omar lambasted the suggestion that he was her brother, calling it an 'absurd and offensive' suggestion. 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. "[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. The statements were quickly criticized as allegedly drawing on antisemitic tropes. Talking to reporters before boarding Marine One, Trump said, "There's a lot of talk about the fact that she was married to her brother. Coolican, J. Patrick. Yet Omar has still not explained some discrepancies and inconsistencies in her marriage history. [84] In the same month, Omar was one of 17 Congress members to vote against a House resolution condemning the BDS movement. Between 2012 and 2013, she was a child nutrition outreach coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Education. [142] House Appropriations Committee chairwoman Nita Lowey also called for an apology and criticized the statements in a March 3 tweet, which led to an online exchange between the two. What became of Elmi afterwards has remained somewhat of a mystery. Two agents. [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. Their divorce. In August 2016, shortly after the rumor originally surfaced, then-U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andy Luger countered news reports by stating in a letter sent to an attorney retained by Omar that his office was not investigating criminal accusations related to these rumors. 2012: Omar and Hirsi have their third child. citizen." According to prosecutors, Hasson is a self-described "long time White Nationalist" and former skinhead who wanted to use violence to "establish a white homeland." She said, "The face of the Capitol will forever be changed. 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. Some have alleged that this marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi was a sham marriage entered into in order to help Ahmed Nur Said Elmi legally enter the United States in order to attend a university, and that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi was, in fact, her brother. The couple legally divorced in 2017. Elmi's social media account . (CAIR was founded in 1994, but many new members joined after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Minneapolis. In October, the mom-of-three filed for divorce from husband Ahmed Hirsi after The Post exclusively revealed allegations she was having an affair with DC political consultant Tim Mynett. Conservative bloggers have for years claimed that Omar's second husband, British citizen Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother and that she married him to help him fraudulently gain a US green card. 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. [82] A CBS News and YouGov poll of almost 2,100 American adults conducted from July 17 to 19 found that Republican respondents were more aware of Omar than Democratic respondents. After Johnson was elected, she served as his senior policy aide from 2013 to 2015. In 2011, they had a "faith" divorce, but remained legally married. Omar and Hirsi split in 2008, also in a faith-based, not legal, proceeding. Elmi also studied there for a period but dropped out, records show. BBC. 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". "Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive," Omar said in a statement in 2016. Saudi Arabia, for one", "No, BDS Is Not Anti-Semitic, And Neither Is Ilhan Omar", "Ilhan Omar has become the target of a dangerous hate campaign", "Ilhan Omar: We must apply our universal values to all nations. Politifact , the Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune have looked deeply into that question and none were able to reach a definitive answer one . "[123][129] The comment, particularly the notion that Israel had "hypnotized the world", was criticized as drawing on antisemitic tropes. Prosecutors also alleged that Hasson was in contact with an American neo-Nazi leader, stockpiled weapons, and compiled a hit list. Right-leaning blogs have made a sport of digging into Ilhan Omar's personal history, sifting through public records and surfing through social media profiles of people believed to be associated with her, and in so doing they have inevitably surfaced some yet-unanswered questions. ", Trump poured more fuel on the fire in a Tuesday statement, accusing Omar, who came to the US as a young girl, of "abandoning her country" and saying "she should apologize for marrying her brother.". [47], During her tenure as state Representative for District 60B, Omar was an Assistant Minority Leader for the DFL caucus. DOCUMENTS SHOW SHE MARRIED HER BROTHER IN IMMIGRATION SCHEME TO ACQUIRE A GREEN CARD WHAT ELSE IS SHE HIDING? 23 August 2016. Instead, Omar maintained, she and Hirsi were married in their Muslim "faith tradition.". [37][34] Omar was a Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Jennifer Smith This story has been shared 272,911 times. 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Her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, an ethnic Somali from the Majeerteen clan of Northeastern Somalia,[20] was a colonel in the Somali army under Siad Barre and also worked as a teacher trainer. [148] While Senator Cory Booker found her comments "disturbing", he recognized that some of the attacks against her had "anti-Islamic sentiment." "[156][157] Many prominent House Democrats stood by Omar. [176], Omar supports a $15 hourly minimum wage.[25][177]. [44] Her chief opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Abdimalik Askar, another activist in the Somali-American community. and Ahmed is a Senior Police Officer and a Business Executive in the United States. 2011: Omar and Elmi end their relationship and divorce in their faith tradition, but do not legally divorce until 2017. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. She co-sponsored a similar bill when she was a member of the Minnesota House. Zurowski, Cory. WASHINGTON, DC The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing claims Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother, The Post has learned. [170] In August 2019, Omar wrote on Twitter in support of the Palestinian LGBT rights group Al Qaws after the Palestinian Authority banned Al Qaws's activities in the West Bank. [113] In November, after her controversial vote, Omar publicly condemned the Armenian genocide at a rally for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. [70][71] Melton-Meaux was also endorsed by Minnesota's largest newspaper, The Star Tribune. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called Omar's remarks "unacceptable". By She is also one of the first two Muslim women (along with Rashida Tlaib) to serve in Congress. [154], On March 7, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 40723 to condemn "anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and other forms of bigotry" in response to Omar's remarks concerning Israel. Omar did win a seat in Minnesota's House of Representatives, and two years later she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. 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. [161][162][163][159] Omar said that Netanyahu had caved to Trump's demand and that "Trump's Muslim ban is what Israel is implementing". Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. 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She legally wed Hirsi just months later right in time before she was sworn into office in 2018. ", In response to the rumor, Omar issued a statement in 2016 describing the issue as one based on "a difficult part of my personal history that I did not consider relevant in the context of a political campaign," and she labeled accusations that her former husband was also her brother "absurd and offensive. Omar called the resolution "historic on many fronts" and said, "We are tremendously proud to be part of a body that has put forth a condemnation of all forms of bigotry including anti-Semitism, racism, and white supremacy. She settled there with her family in 1997 after fleeing war-torn Somalia as refugees. [41], In 2013, Omar managed Andrew Johnson's campaign for Minneapolis City Council. Omar and Hirsi were engaged in 2002 but never legally married, having a Muslim ceremony instead, Omar said. The couple had two children together from 2002 to 2008. . 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. [121][122], While she was in the Minnesota legislature, Omar was critical of the Israeli government and opposed a law intended to restrict the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Hirsi is the father of Omar's three children. 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. [211], Foreign media has widely covered Trump's remarks about Omar and The Squad. At the time, she'd already had two children with Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi and had been married and divorced from him in sharia law but their union was never legally recognized. 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