[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. Omar's mother died when she was 2, so she and her siblings were raised by her father and grandfather. Omar said. That relationship ended, and Elmi has moved back to England. 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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. [83], In July 2019, Omar introduced a resolution co-sponsored by Rashida Tlaib and Georgia Representative John Lewis stating that "all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution". [70][71] Melton-Meaux was also endorsed by Minnesota's largest newspaper, The Star Tribune. Allegations that Elmi is Omars brother first emerged in a since-deleted post to the Somali Spot message board by a user named AbdiJohnson in 2016. He has shut down a Facebook account he used to use and turned his Instagram account private on Thursday after Trump's comments. June 23, 2019 04:32 PM MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. D ozens of official documents suggest that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was living with her current husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, throughout her entire. [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. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. [80], Following Omar's election, the ban on head coverings in the U.S. House was modified, and Omar became the first woman to wear a hijab on the House floor. has developed the following information: Rep. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, a citizen of the United States, married her biological brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a citizen of the United Kingdom, in 2009, presumably as part of an immigration fraud scheme. "[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. In 2016, he asked for help for an educational program to benefit children in 'Somaliland', an unrecognized but independent state. 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. [202] On July 17, it was reported that the U.S. Netanyahu also cited Omar and Tlaib listing their destination as Palestine instead of Israel, claiming he thus viewed their visit as an attempt to "hurt Israel and increase its unrest". He has been in Kenya for the last several weeks. 4 Unproven rumors claim that Omar married her alleged brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi to help with immigration issues Perhaps Ilhan Omar has something untoward related to her marriages that she's covering up. 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. Omar has stated that she and Hirsi divorced within their faith tradition in 2008. "[116][117] She has said, "we don't need nearly 800 military bases outside the United States to keep our country safe. [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. [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". The couple had two children together from 2002 to 2008. [182], In February 2019, Omar questioned whether Elliott Abrams, whom Trump appointed as Special Representative for Venezuela in January 2019, was the correct choice given his past support of right-wing authoritarian regimes in El Salvador and Guatemala, his initial doubts about the number of reported deaths in the El Mozote massacre in 1982, and his two 1991 misdemeanor convictions for withholding information from Congress about the IranContra affair, for which he was later pardoned by George H. W. Conservative websites have claimed for years that Omar's second husband was really her brother. The trio then decamped to North Dakota where Omar began studying political science at North Dakota State University in August 2009, the source said. She and Hirsi married legally the following year. Hirsi, Ibrahim. [248] The divorce was finalized on November 5, 2019. [72] This led some analysts to predict a close race,[73] but Omar received 57.4% of the vote to Melton-Meaux's 39.2%. [213][214] According to a study by the Social Science Research Council of more than 113,000 tweets about Muslim candidates in the weeks leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, Omar "was the prime target. [35][25], Omar attended Thomas Edison High School, from which she graduated in 2001, and volunteered as a student organizer. Omar officially divorced Elmi in 2017 and legally married Hirsi in 2018. Instead, they wed in a traditional Muslim ceremony and had two children before splitting up in 2008, Omar has said. According to internet sleuths, Omar, Elmi and Hirsi all lived together in Fargo, where both she and Elmi studied atNorth Dakota State University. [189][190] In May 2019, Carlineo was released from custody and placed on house arrest. Congresswoman Omars office did not respond to request for comment but she has repeatedly denied the allegations calling them disgusting lies.. [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". "[185], On February 4, 2014, Omar was attacked and wounded by multiple attendees during a DFL caucus for Minnesota's House of Representatives District 60B. [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. The unsubstantiated rumors that Omar's ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British national, is her brother and that she married him to help him get a green card circulated around the internet and . 17 August 2016. [145][146] Omar's spokesman, Jeremy Slevin, said Omar was speaking out about "the undue influence of lobbying groups for foreign interests. He is a member of the ninth Ward Minneapolis City Council and is in command of the Alonda Cano Police Station. [98], Omar supports Medicare for All as proposed in the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. Omar has very unfavorable ratings among Republican respondents and favorable ratings among Democratic respondents. 2002: She marries Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi in a religious ceremony but it is not recognized legally. [210] On July 19, he falsely claimed that Omar and the rest of The Squad had used the term "evil Jews". The headline read, "REP. ILHAN OMAR: 9/11 WAS 'SOME PEOPLE DID SOMETHING'", and a caption underneath added, "Here's your something 2,977 people dead by terrorism. "[129] After reading Weiss's commentary, Omar apologized for not "disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used". [158], In August 2019, Omar and Representative Rashida Tlaib were banned from entering Israel, a reversal from the July 2019 statement by Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer that "any member of Congress" would be allowed in. 18 August 2016. 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. "Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive," Omar said in a statement in 2016. "[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. During her time apart from Hirsi, Omar began a relationship with another man, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom she would go on to legally marry in 2009. [Minneapolis] Star Tribune. 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. 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[155] On February 2, 2023, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a resolution, on a party-line vote, to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for what Speaker Kevin McCarthy called "repeated antisemitic and anti-American remarks. Why did Omar's 2016 campaign literature reference Ahmed Hirsi as her "husband" when she hadn't yet divorced Ahmed Elmi or married Hirsi? Omar later clarified that she was referring to the well-documented influence pro-Israeli lobbyists, especially AIPAC, exert in Washington. 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. Ahmed married Omar in 2018 and divorced in 2019. Elmi's social media account . 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.
Yet Omar has still not explained some discrepancies and inconsistencies in her marriage history. )[218][219], On April 12, President Trump retweeted a video that edited Omar's remarks to remove context, showing her saying, "Some people did something. Given that Omar and her siblings all came to live in the U.S. under identical circumstances as refugees, and that Omar herself became a naturalized U.S. citizen while still a minor, how did one of her siblings end up with such a radically different immigration status that she would have needed to marry him in order to facilitate his U.S. residency application? Unlike some states, Minnesota does not recognize common law marriage, and so such a joint filing is not legally permitted. "[108], Omar condemned the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, tweeting, "No person, of any faith, should be fearful in their house of worship. These 13 Republicans voted for it", "House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Putting Social Policy Bill on Hold", "Woman running for Congress in Minnesota rejects anti-Semitism accusations", "The Charismatic Female Stars of the New American Left", "News Brief Ilhan Omar, who once called Israel an 'apartheid regime,' wins congressional primary in Minnesota", "With Election Now Over, Ilhan Omar Voices BDS Support", "Muslim Trailblazer Ilhan Omar Admits She Backs BDS Now That Election Is Over", "Pro-Palestinian lawmaker shakes up Israel status quo with seat on foreign affairs panel", "Rep. Ilhan Omar on Past Anti-Semitic Tweet: 'Those Were the Only Words I Could Think About', "Opinion | Ilhan Omar and the Myth of Jewish Hypnosis", "A Jewish Republican called Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic. New evidence indicates that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was residing with her current husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, while also being legally married to another man, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. "Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive." Omar is poised to make history as the country's first Somali-American state lawmaker with an expected victory in. Two agents. [36] She graduated from North Dakota State University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree, majoring in political science and international studies. Where he lived before he married Omar in 2009 in Minnesota remains a mystery. 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. In addition, some of the claims offered in support of the rumor don't seem to add up. Johnson, Scott. " Their divorce. citizen." [246] Omar has said that she and Hirsi divorced within their faith tradition in 2008. Conservative bloggers have claimed that Omar's second husband, a British citizen named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother and that she married him to help him fraudulently gain a US green card.. [204] He made a series of false and misleading claims about Omar, including allegations that she had praised al-Qaeda and "smeared" American soldiers who had fought in the Battle of Mogadishu by bringing up the numerous Somali civilian casualties. No one named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who is three years younger than Omar, could be seen listed in the documents. "[254], In 2020, HarperCollins published Omar's memoir, This Is What America Looks Like, written with Rebecca Paley.
[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. 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. She sustained a concussion and was sent to the hospital. She was married at the time to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi though Hirsi fathered her children. 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. 2011: Omar and Elmi end their relationship and divorce in their faith tradition, but do not legally divorce until 2017. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. She reconciles with Hirsi. 27 October 2018. [6] Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. [238] Her family was named one of the "five families who are changing the world as we know it" by Vogue in their February 2018 issue featuring photographs by Annie Leibovitz. "For someone like me, who left a war-torn country at the age of 8, who got refugee status to come to America, where in the world am I finding a sibling 15 years, 20 years later to seek to do what people accuse me of?" "Where Can UK Students Study for Free?" "Poll: 20% Believe Barack Obama Was Born Outside U.S."
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