Ahmed is a Senior Police Officer and a Business Executive in the United States. In June 2020, the "defund the police" slogan gained widespread popularity following the murder of George Floyd. [104] During her House campaign, she said she did not support the BDS movement, describing it as counterproductive to peace. [36] She graduated from North Dakota State University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree, majoring in political science and international studies. and Representative Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was married to a man named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi (as referenced here), but there is no evidence of a connection to the name "Esmi". According to Omar, in 2011 she and Elmi had a faith-based divorce and she reconciled with Hirsi, with whom she had a third child in 2012. [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. Instead, Omar maintained, she and Hirsi were married in their Muslim "faith tradition.". [35][25], Omar attended Thomas Edison High School, from which she graduated in 2001, and volunteered as a student organizer. When journalist Glenn Greenwald responded that it was remarkable "how much time U.S. political leaders spend defending a foreign nation even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans", and tagged Omar for a comment, she replied with a quote from a hip hop song, "It's All About the Benjamins", alluding to the $100 bill of that name. [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. 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. Bethania Palma is a journalist from the Los Angeles area who has been working in the news industry since 2006. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, NOW WATCH: 8 key takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address, amid other Islamophobic attacks and insults against Omar, In a November 17 speech on the House floor, poured more fuel on the fire in a Tuesday statement, released a lengthy statement when she first ran for office in 2016. Nur and other former Barre accomplices are living in the US illegally. City Pages. By She is a member of the DemocraticFarmerLabor Party. [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. [229][230], Omar received the 2015 Community Leadership Award from Mshale, an African immigrant media outlet based in Minneapolis. The trio then decamped to North Dakota where Omar began studying political science at North Dakota State University in August 2009, the source said. Ahmed married Omar in 2018 and divorced in 2019. 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. [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". [43], In 2016, Omar ran on the DemocraticFarmerLabor (DFL) ticket for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 60B, which includes part of northeast Minneapolis. 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. [203], At a July 17 campaign rally in North Carolina, Trump made additional comments about The Squad: "They never have anything good to say. She sustained a concussion and was sent to the hospital. "[106] She also condemned the Assad regime in Syria. Following that, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi (British Citizen). [123] Then-The New York Times columnist Bari Weiss wrote that Omar's statement tied into a millennia-old "conspiracy theory of the Jew as the hypnotic conspirator". [46] Her term began on January 3, 2017. Both Democratic and Republican legislators criticized the ban and requested that Israel rescind it. He still works as a freelance copywriter and editor and while based in London, travels the world. 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Ilhan Omar responds to House committee chair's charge of 'vile, anti-Semitic slur', "Top Democrat demands another apology from Rep. Ilhan Omar, accusing her of 'a vile anti-Semitic slur', "Minnesota Congresswoman Ignites Debate On Israel And Anti-Semitism", "Rep. Ilhan Omar Criticized Again for Alleged Anti-Semitism", "Sanders, Harris and Warren defend Ilhan Omar amid controversy over Israel comments", "Three 2020 Democrats express concern that attacks against Ilhan Omar will stifle debate on Israel", "NYC Mayor Denounces BDS in Radio Interview", "Did pro-Israel lobby funding influence Democrats' responses to Ilhan Omar? What may still be of slightly more interest, is her marriage to her previous husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. "[220][221][222][223] Some Democratic representatives condemned Trump's retweet, predicting that it would incite violence and hatred. [2] According to Omar, in 2011 she and Elmi had a faith-based divorce and she reconciled with Hirsi, with whom she had a third child in 2012. that she hadn't seen Ahmed N. Elmi since 2011 and didn't know anyone who could help her contact him. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. "[108], In October 2019, Omar voted "present" on H.Res. "Marriage Discrepancy Clouds Ilhan Omar's Historic Primary Victory." [211], Foreign media has widely covered Trump's remarks about Omar and The Squad. In short, he claimed to simply be a . We've seen repeated reports alleging that Elmi and Omar are brother and sister. 2012: Omar and Hirsi have their third child. Why did Omar's 2016 campaign literature reference Ahmed Hirsi as her "husband" when she hadn't yet divorced Ahmed Elmi or married Hirsi? "Glorified and Vilified, Representative-Elect Ilhan Omar Tells Critics: Just Deal.'" "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. [124][125] After the election her position changed, as her campaign office told Muslim Girl that she supports the BDS movement despite "reservations on the effectiveness of the movement in accomplishing a lasting solution. Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 and later said the two obtained a divorce in their Muslim faith tradition albeit not a legal one in 2011. At about the same time, the Examiner published a story reporting that in dozens of publicly available traffic violation and court records, Hirsi "listed his address at a single Cedar Riverside address consistently in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011," the same address Omar listed in separate traffic-violation cases, including during the time she was split from Hirsi. We found no public records or credible sources contradicting Omar's account of her past, nor any substantive evidence corroborating claims that Elmi is her brother or that their marriage was otherwise fraudulent. 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. BBC. In 2009, she married a man named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom she ultimately divorced in 2017. Elmi has not replied to attempts to contact him by DailyMail.com in the past. In 2016, he asked for help for an educational program to benefit children in 'Somaliland', an unrecognized but independent state. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Bernie Sanders defended Omar. [145][146] Omar's spokesman, Jeremy Slevin, said Omar was speaking out about "the undue influence of lobbying groups for foreign interests. Thanks for contacting us. [139] Peter Beinart, after tweeting that the controversy was about "policing the American debate over Israel",[140] thought Omar's statement inaccurate, wrong and irresponsible, but argued that her congressional critics were more "bigoted" on Israeli-Palestinian issues than Omar. The strongest was mediation lawyer Antone Melton-Meaux, who raised $3.2 million in AprilJune 2020, compared to about $500,000 by Omar; much of Melton-Meaux's funding came from pro-Israel groups. She and Hirsi married legally the following year. [246] Omar has said that she and Hirsi divorced within their faith tradition in 2008. In 2012, as his ex-wife welcomed her third child, he was in Kuala Lumpur. I never liked the M sound. Omar's father Mohamed, is living in the US. [252][253] On November 17, 2020, Omar's campaign terminated its contract with Mynett's firm, saying the termination was to "make sure that anybody who is supporting our campaign with their time or financial support feels there is no perceived issue with that support. Jackson, David. [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. [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. "[116][117] She has said, "we don't need nearly 800 military bases outside the United States to keep our country safe. Rep. Lauren Boebert revived unproven rumors sthat Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother to commit immigration fraud. If Omar did marry her brother, she could be found guilty of committing marriage fraud a felony offense punishable with a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000. she told the Star Tribune. The controversy continues in the statements Omar made in the divorce documents. In August 2016 Omar released a statement saying, "I have yet to legally divorce Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, but am in the process of doing so." Several months later, Omar filed for divorce from Elmi in May of 2017, and research indicates he now resides in London. [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. [104][106] She criticized Israel's settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank. 2009: Omar, at 26, marries Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, 23, whom she identifies only as a "British citizen." School records show he attended high school in St. Paul and studied art at North Dakota State University. Reacting to the murder of Floyd, the majority of the Minneapolis City Council voted to dismantle the city's police department. [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. [188], On April 7, 2019, Patrick Carlineo Jr., was arrested for threatening to assault and murder Omar in a phone call to her office. . When sworn into public office in 2016, Rep. Ilhan Omar was married to an individual named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. [152] On March 7, the House passed the amended resolution. Prominent progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has for years found herself on the receiving end of a slew of incendiary attacks from former President Donald Trump and other Republicans including persistent but baseless rumors that she married her brother. In a statement, the Minneapolis mayor said they planned to work to address "systemic racism in police culture. According to internet sleuths, Omar, Elmi and Hirsi all lived together in Fargo, where both she and Elmi studied atNorth Dakota State University. [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. that she believed U.S. foreign policy and economic sanctions are aimed at regime change and have contributed to the "devastation in Venezuela. [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. 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. Prosecutors also alleged that Hasson was in contact with an American neo-Nazi leader, stockpiled weapons, and compiled a hit list. Palestinian territories in the occupied Palestinian territories in the past a Senior police Officer and a Business Executive the. 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