Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. [37][34] Omar was a Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. And why is there no record of Elmi's having applied for or obtained such status if that was the whole point of his supposedly "fraudulent" marriage to his alleged sister? The marriage was criticized a lot, as it was suggested that Elmi and Ilhan were siblings and the sole motive of their marriage was speeding up Elmi's citizenship procedure. [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. My comments precisely are addressing what was happening during the Gaza War and I'm clearly speaking about the way the Israeli regime was conducting itself in that war. "Since before she was elected to office, Ilhan has been the subject of conspiracy theories and false accusations about her personal life," a spokesman, Jeremy Slevin, told the Star Tribune in 2019. [105] In a Washington Post op-ed, Omar wrote, "Our criticisms of oppression and regional instability caused by Iran are not legitimate if we do not hold Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to the same standards. [104] During her House campaign, she said she did not support the BDS movement, describing it as counterproductive to peace. Elmi's profile in the UK begins in 2013 whenhe started working as a public relations assistant that year, then went on to dabble in fashion writing. Omar officially divorced Elmi in 2017 and legally married Hirsi in 2018. ", "Venezuela special envoy, Rep. 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The rumor that Elmi is her brotherfirst emerged on a Somali forum where critics said both Elmi and Omar had the same father because his name was the same. Her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, an ethnic Somali from the Majeerteen clan of Northeastern Somalia,[20] was a colonel in the Somali army under Siad Barre and also worked as a teacher trainer. She swore under oath that she did not know the name of a single member of his family and did not know anyone who knew him. 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. That same year, the National Legal and Policy Center alleged in a complaint, which was rejected . , updated She settled there with her family in 1997 after fleeing war-torn Somalia as refugees. Associated Press. [247][2] In 2017, Elmi and Omar legally divorced,[54] and Omar and Hirsi legally married in 2018. She declined to provide copies of the papers, which included refugee resettlement approval forms and identification cards, but they appeared to list her father, siblings and Omar by order of birth, with Omar as the youngest of seven children. [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. [87][88], Speaking after the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Omar said the experience was very traumatizing and that the trauma would last a long time. 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. (CAIR was founded in 1994, but many new members joined after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. [196], Two Republican candidates for congressional office have called for Omar's execution. "[108], Omar condemned the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, tweeting, "No person, of any faith, should be fearful in their house of worship. [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. What may still be of slightly more interest, is her marriage to her previous husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel said it was "deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens" and asked Omar to retract her statement. Instead, they wed in a traditional Muslim ceremony and had two children before splitting up in 2008, Omar has said. 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. Jennifer Smith Thanks for contacting us. The couple legally divorced in 2017. Omar was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and to Congress in 2018, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. "Fox 9 Removes Story About Investigation Into Ilhan Omar's Marriage History." "Scott reports that his sources told him, that Omar's legal husband was Omar's brother, and that she married him for fraudulent purposes, you mean like, coming into the United States maybe?". [192] Omar asked the court to be lenient with him. For example, "Ahmed Nur Said Elmi" implies that Ahmed's father is "Nur," his grandfather is "Said," and his great-grandfather is "Elmi." Also from 2009 until 2017, Ilhan Omar lived with, raised three kids with, and illegally filed multiple joint tax returns with a second man not Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. The Somali-community source personally observed Omar, Elmi and Hirsi all living together in the same family home in Cedar-Riverside with the couples two children. Elmi is reportedly a British citizen who currently lives in the UK. Omar's statement. pic.twitter.com/v3VKm3ysLr, STRANGER THAN FICTION NEWS (@jonrohnson) February 14, 2019. Ahmed is a Senior Police Officer and a Business Executive in the United States. [123] She compared the movement to people who "engage[d] in boycotts" of apartheid in South Africa. In divorce papers asking to dissolve their marriage by alternate means in 2017, Omar swore under penalty of perjury that she had no way of contacting Elmi and said his last known location was London in June 2011. [38][39][40], Omar began her professional career as a community nutrition educator at the University of Minnesota, working in that capacity from 2006 to 2009 in the Greater MinneapolisSaint Paul area. The issue has raised questions about her relationships and allegations from conservative websites that her marriage to Elmi was a sham, intended for immigration purposes. [82] A CBS News and YouGov poll of almost 2,100 American adults conducted from July 17 to 19 found that Republican respondents were more aware of Omar than Democratic respondents. "[212], Omar has frequently been the target of online hate speech. WASHINGTON, DC The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing claims Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother, The Post has learned. [116][117] Omar accused Politico of distorting her comments and said that she had been "saying how [President] Trump is different from Obama, and why we should focus on policy not politics," adding, "One is human, the other is really not. [195] In September 2019, she asserted Trump was putting her life in danger by retweeting a tweet falsely claiming she had "partied on the anniversary of 9/11". 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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Trump to "take down his disrespectful and dangerous video" and asked the U.S. Capitol Police to increase its protection of Omar. In 2009, she married a man named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom she ultimately divorced in 2017. 12 August 2016. Conservative websites have claimed for years that Omar's second husband was really her brother. Politifact , the Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune have looked deeply into that question and none were able to reach a definitive answer one . The couple had two children. Omar released a lengthy statement when she first ran for office in 2016 to address the persistent rumors that she married her brother, which she called "absurd and offensive," and gave a timeline of her marriage and relationship history. Representatives to Israel that Miftah co-sponsored, but that was before Israel enacted its anti-BDS law). "[106], In 2019, Omar signed a letter led by Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Rand Paul to President Trump asserting that it is "long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional authorization" and that they hoped this would "serve as a model for ending hostilities in the futurein particular, as you and your administration seek a political solution to our involvement in Afghanistan. I have yet to legally divorce Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, but am in the process of doing so. [45] In November, Omar won the general election, becoming the first Somali-American legislator in the United States. Omar "was living with her current husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, throughout her entire legal marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, contradicting the story she tells to explain her multiple marriages," the Washington Examiner reported Sunday based on an extensive review of local records such as speeding tickets that display addresses. The duo was never officially married, at least at the time. [76] Omar's margin of victory was 24 points less than Biden's in the district, the highest underperformance of any Democrat in the nation, which Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight attributed to increased Republican spending and Moore's progressive pro-marijuana campaign. The 38-year-olds complicated personal life has been the subject of enduring scrutiny since she was sent to Congress at the 2018 midterm elections. "[103] She also called for a boycott of Saudi Arabia's regime, tweeting: "#BDSSaudi. Coolican, J. Patrick. He reportedly told investigators that he did not want Muslims in the government. . On August 9, Omar defeated Mohamud Noor and incumbent Phyllis Kahn in the DFL primary. The rumors allege that Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who some claim is her brother, as a shortcut for him to navigate immigration laws. When sworn into public office in 2016, Rep. Ilhan Omar was married to an individual named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. [35] On October 7, 2019, Omar filed for divorce from Hirsi, citing an "irretrievable breakdown" of the marriage. Zurowski, Cory. "[57][58][59], On June 5, 2018, Omar filed to run for the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th congressional district after six-term incumbent Keith Ellison announced he would not seek reelection. The social media hashtag #IStandWithIlhanOmar was soon trending in the United States and other countries. Elmi also studied there for a period but dropped out, records show. In late August, Askar announced his withdrawal from the campaign. "[129] After reading Weiss's commentary, Omar apologized for not "disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used". President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Minneapolis. One Minnesota-based immigration lawyer told the Star Tribune that cases of siblings marrying each other to commit immigration fraud were practically nonexistent, saying, "It is so rare that you would think that it would be more easily uncovered.". 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. [6] Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. "[208][209] Trump later called the crowd "incredible people, incredible patriots" and accused Omar of racism and antisemitism. [70][71] Melton-Meaux was also endorsed by Minnesota's largest newspaper, The Star Tribune. Hirsi is the father of Omar's three children. The Omars allowed Ilhan, her genetic sister Sahra, and her genetic father Nur Said to use false names to apply for asylum as members of the Omar family." Steinberg also alleges that Rep. Omar married her alleged brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, in 2009: he had already reportedly been granted asylum in the UK. No evidence like a birth certificate or other legal document has surfaced to prove the theory. Two agents. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Joe Rogan accused of anti-Semitism while defending disgraced Rep. 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[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. "[179] Omar hoped to see a new police department that would be modeled after the Camden County Police Department in New Jersey. He still works as a freelance copywriter and editor and while based in London, travels the world. [42], As of September 2015, Omar was the Director of Policy Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network, advocating for women from East Africa to take on civic and political leadership roles. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Hirsi, Ibrahim. Omar shot down these allegations as "disgusting . [18][19] She was the youngest of seven siblings, including sister Sahra Noor. In 2016, Omar lambasted the suggestion that he was her brother, calling it an 'absurd and offensive' suggestion. [107] Omar criticized Trump's decision to impose further sanctions on Iran, saying the sanctions devastated the "country's middle class and increased hostility toward the United States, with tensions between the two countries rising to dangerous levels. Congresswoman Omars office did not respond to request for comment but she has repeatedly denied the allegations calling them disgusting lies.. she told the Star Tribune. Boebert referred to Omar as the "Jihad Squad". [212] Many foreign politicians condemned Trump's comments. 16 August 2016. [38] In September 2018, Jeff Cirillo of Roll Call called her a "progressive rising star". [205][206][207] The crowd reacted by chanting, "Send her back, Send her back. As the Star Tribune reported in June 2019, Omar filed joint tax returns with Hirsi in 2014 and 2015 while she was still legally married to Elmi. My father named me Ilham and inspired me to lead a life of service to others. It means "Inspiration" in Arabic. He then gave the reporter a different birthdate for himself than the April 4, 1985, birthdate given for Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in Omar's divorce petition. He even possessed a high school diploma from the United States: Elmi attended a St. Paul, Minnesota high school for his senior. What became of Elmi afterwards has remained somewhat of a mystery. BBC. 18 August 2016. [86] The charges are related to Trump's alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia and incitement of the attack at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. by his supporters, which occurred during the certification of electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election that affirmed Joe Biden's victory. Forliti, Amy. Omar said she is in the process of legally. Coolican, J. Patrick. 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. Elmi has campaigned in the past for causes in the country. And and officials at the university where they studied together say he was enrolled until that year too. She co-sponsored a similar bill when she was a member of the Minnesota House. [36] She graduated from North Dakota State University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree, majoring in political science and international studies. Elmi and Omar separated just two years later, in 2011, but did not get a legal divorce. In his honor I am voting for an inspirational ticket over desperate and maddening one", "Rep. Omar filed joint tax returns before she married husband", "Inside Ilhan Omar's tangled web of relationships", "Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar finalizes divorce", "US Rep. 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