Ilhan Omar

American politician, United States representative · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1982 · age 44

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar 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.

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2026Home searched by investigators, reported on 12 October 2026 by The New York Times and Associated Press. Presumed innocent.12 October 2026More about this2024“You get what you organize for!”In their words9 September 2024 on TwitterRead the whole statement

“A “pro-life” agenda looks like: gun safety laws, universal school meals, Medicare for All, universal pre-k, combating the climate crisis”In their words9 September 2024 on TwitterRead the whole statement

2023“Bombing a hospital is among the gravest of war crimes.”In their words2023Read the whole statement

2020“When you're a Democrat, the media makes you have to answer for every broken window and thrown bottle by protestors, regardless of what they’re protesting or where.”In their words8 September 2020TwitterRead the whole statement

“it’s not enough to have conversations with folks who don’t vote; we have to give them a reason to go to the polls.”In their wordsSeptember 2020"If Democrats want to win, focus on nonvoters" article (September 2020)Read the whole statement

“I get the urge to focus on disaffected Trump voters. Democrats pride themselves on being a big-tent party.”In their wordsSeptember 2020"If Democrats want to win, focus on nonvoters" article (September 2020)Read the whole statement

2019Named United States representativeOfficefrom 3 January 2019OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward2017Named Member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesOffice2 January 2017 to 3 January 2019OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward1982Born4 October 1982

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Father Nur Omar Mohamed

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Spouse Tim Mynett

Child Isra Hirsi

Sibling Sahra Noor

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Omar with John Sullivan in Paris as part of Minnesota's World's Fair Bid Committee, 2017

Omar, then a candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives, speaks at a Hillary for Minnesota event at the University of Minnesota in October 2016.

Omar at the Twin Cities Pride Parade in 2018

Omar and other female members of the Congressional Black Caucus in January 2019

Omar at a presidential campaign rally for Bernie Sanders in 2020

Omar speaking during her 2020 re-election campaign

Omar speaking at a worker protest against Amazon, December 2018

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I condemn the horrific acts we are seeing unfold today in Israel against children, women, the elderly, and the unarmed people who are being slaughtered and taken hostage by Hamas.
7 October 2023 · https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1710730202353934338 pinned twitter post, Own words

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Awards

OkayAfrica 100 Women2019

OkayAfrica 100 Women2017

About this person

From 2017 to 2019, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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United States

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