Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar is an American politician. Born October 4, 1982, in Mogadishu. Positions held include member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2017–2019) and United States representative (2019–). Known for This is What America Looks Like. Educated at Edison High School and North Dakota State University. Awards include OkayAfrica 100 Women (2 times).
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- Described as
- American politician (born 1981)
- Other names
- Rep. Ilhan Omar, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Ilhan Omar Mynett, Ilhan Abdullahi Omar
- Born
- October 4, 1982 · 2 references
- Born in
- Mogadishu · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States (2000–)
- Occupation
- politician · 3 references; political staffer; civil servant; women's rights activist; policy advisor; writer
- Positions held
- member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2017–2019); United States representative (2019–) · 1 reference
- Political party
- Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party · 1 reference; Democratic Party · 2 references
- Worked for
- Minnesota Department of Education (2012–2013)
- Education
- Edison High School (–2001) · 1 reference; North Dakota State University (–2011)
- Member of
- The Squad; Congressional Black Caucus · 1 reference; Justice Democrats · 1 reference; Congressional Progressive Caucus · 1 reference
- Known for
- This is What America Looks Like
- Awards
- OkayAfrica 100 Women (2 times) (2017, 2019) · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Tim Mynett (2020–)
- Children
- Isra Hirsi · 1 reference
- Father
- Nur Omar Mohamed
- Siblings
- Sahra Noor
- Religion
- Islam · 2 references
- Lived in
- Minneapolis
- Website
- https://ilhanomar.com/; https://omar.house.gov/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 59
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385224486
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. The district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. From 2017 to 2019, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Omar is the first Somali American in the United States Congress and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota. She and Rashida Tlaib, who was also elected to the House in 2018, are the first two Muslim women 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.
A progressive Democrat, 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 U.S. politics. In February 2023, the Republican-controlled House voted to remove Omar from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, claiming that comments she had made about Israel showed she could not be "an objective decision-maker".
- Born, in its opening lines
- October 4, 1982
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