Ilhan Omar

Extracted Attributes

• Role

  Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

• Education

  B.A. in Political Science and B.S. in International Studies, North Dakota State University

• Full Name

  Ilhan Abdullahi Omar

• Notable Work

  This is What America Looks Like

• Date of Birth

  1982-10-04

• Place of Birth

  Mogadishu, Somalia

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Congressional District

  Minnesota's 5th

Timeline

• Born in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Source: Wikidata)

  1982-10-04

• Fled the Somali Civil War with her family, moving to a refugee camp in Kenya. (Source: Archives of Women's Political Communication)

  1991-01-01

• Immigrated to the United States. (Source: Archives of Women's Political Communication)

  1995-01-01

• Settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Source: Official House Website)

  1997-01-01

• Began serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-01-03

• Sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives as the first Somali American in Congress. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2019-01-03

• Removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee by a Republican-controlled House vote. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-02-02

• Won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives against Dalia Al-Aqidi. (Source: Britannica)

  2024-11-05

Ilhan Omar

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. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. Omar serves as deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has advocated for a $15 minimum wage, universal healthcare, student loan debt forgiveness, the protection of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A frequent critic of Israel, Omar supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and has denounced Israel's settlement policies and military campaigns in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as the influence of pro-Israel lobbies in American politics. In February 2023, the Republican-controlled House voted to remove Omar from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing past comments she had made about Israel and concerns over her objectivity. Omar is the first Somali American in the United States Congress and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota. She is also one of the first two Muslim women (along with Rashida Tlaib) to serve in Congress. Her political opponents, including Donald Trump, have made derogatory comments related to her background. She has also received several death threats.

Web Search Results

• Ilhan Omar - Wikipedia

  ## Early life and education Ilhan Abdullahi Omar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 4, 1982, and spent her early years in Baidoa, in southern Somalia. She was the youngest of seven siblings. Her father is Nur Omar Mohamed, an ethnic Somali from the Osman Mohamud "Osman Mohamoud (clan)") sub-clan of Majeerteen, a clan in Northeastern Somalia. He was a colonel in the Somali Army under Siad Barre, and served in the Ogaden War (1977–78). He also worked as a teacher trainer. [...] Omar's mother, Fadhuma Abukar Haji Hussein, an ethnic Benadiri, died when Omar was two. Omar was raised by her father and grandfather, who were moderate Sunni Muslims opposed to the rigid Wahhabi interpretation of Islam. Her grandfather Abukar was the director of Somalia's National Marine Transport, and some of Omar's uncles and aunts also worked as civil servants and educators. She and her family fled Somalia to escape the Somali Civil War and spent four years in a Dadaab refugee camp in Garissa County, Kenya. [...] that Omar and the rest of The Squad had used the term "evil Jews".

• Ilhan Omar | Biography, Politics, Campaigns, & Facts - Britannica

  Ilhan Omar (born October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia) is an American policy analyst, organizer, public speaker, advocate, and politician who began representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, in 2019. Upon her inauguration to the U.S. House of Representatives, she became the first African refugee and one of the first two Muslim American women to be elected to Congress and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota. In 2024 Omar comfortably won reelection against Republican challenger Dalia Al-Aqidi. ## Early life and education [...] program for underserved communities via the University of Minnesota’s extension department. [...] Bush of Missouri, Greg Casar of Texas, and Summer Lee of Pennsylvania—joined the Squad.

• Ilhan Omar | Archives of Women's Political Communication

  Archives of Women's Political Communication Menu Search # Ilhan Omar | | | --- | | Career: | U.S. House of Representatives, 2019-present Minnesota House of Representatives, 2017-2019 | | State: | Minnesota | | Party: | Democratic | | Education: | B.A. and B.S., North Dakota State University | Ilhan Omar assumed office as U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. Omar, a Somali American, and Rashida Tlaib, U.S. representative for Michigan's 13th Congressional District and a Palestinian American, are the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Omar is the first Somali-American legislator elected to office in the United States. [...] Omar was born in 1982 in Mogadishu, Somalia and was raised in Baydhabo, Somalia. In 1991, she and her family fled the civil war in Somalia, spending four years in a refugee camp in Kenya. In 1995, they immigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1997. She received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Science in international studies from North Dakota State University. She was a policy fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. [...] Omar worked as a community nutrition educator at the University of Minnesota from 2006 to 2009 and as a child nutrition outreach coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Education from 2012 to 2013. In 2012, she served as campaign manager for Kari Dziedzic's reelection campaign for the Minnesota State Senate. In 2013, she managed Andrew Johnson's campaign for Minneapolis City Council, then served as his senior policy aide from 2013 to 2015. Since September 2015, she has been the director of policy & initiatives for the Women Organizing Women Network. For information on Omar's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on ### Speeches

• Ilhan Omar news - Today's latest updates - CBS Minnesota

  Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for clarity about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. #### Ilhan Omar calls for clarity amid Minnesota immigration crackdown In a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday, U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says witnesses have documented "blatant racial profiling" and "an egregious level of unnecessary force" by ICE agents during Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities. #### Congresswoman Omar: Somalis “are Americans, we’re not going anywhere” As ICE operations targeting Somali Minnesotans continue Thursday, members of the community are gathering in prayer in Minneapolis, and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is speaking out. Leading US imams and scholars speak after the elections [...] Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents pulled over her son on Saturday and asked him to prove his citizenship. Lawmakers Work On Capitol Hill #### Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for clarity on Twin Cities ICE crackdown Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for clarity about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. #### Ilhan Omar calling for answers on Twin Cities ICE operation Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for answers about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. She is also denouncing the president's attacks on the Somali community and herself. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy shows us how, for Omar, this is a familiar position to be in. #### Rep. Ilhan Omar discusses letter to DHS, Trump’s attacks

• About | Representative Ilhan Omar

  Born in Somalia, Rep. Omar and her family fled the country's civil war when she was eight. The family spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya before coming to the United States in 1990s. In 1997, she moved to Minneapolis with her family. As a teenager, Rep. Omar's grandfather inspired her to get involved in politics. Before running for office, she worked as a community educator at the University of Minnesota, was a Policy Fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and served as a Senior Policy Aide for the Minneapolis City Council. Rep. Omar is a member of the House Budget Committee. She also serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she is a member of the Subcommittee onWorkforce Protectionsand Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, Pensions (HELP). [...] As a legislator, Rep. Omar is committed to fighting for the shared values of the 5th District, values that put people at the center of our democracy. She plans to focus on tackling many of the issues that she hears about most from her constituents, like investing in education and freeing students from the shackles of debt; ensuring a fair wage for a hard day's work; creating a just immigration system and tackling the existential threat of climate change. Rep. Omar also plans to resist attempts to divide us and push destructive policies that chip away at our rights and freedoms—and to build a more inclusive and compassionate culture, one that will allow our economy to flourish and encourage more Americans to participate in our democracy. [...] # About Image Rep. Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs. An experienced Twin Cities policy analyst, organizer, public speaker and advocate, Rep. Omar was sworn into office in January 2019, making her the first African refugee to become a Member of Congress, the first woman of color to represent Minnesota, and one of the first two Muslim-American women elected to Congress.

• Award

  OkayAfrica 100 Women

• Image

  

• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  North Dakota State University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  women's rights activist

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  10/4/1982

• Notable Work

  This is What America Looks Like

• Place Of Birth

  Mogadishu