Ilhan Omar

About Ilhan Omar

She became one of the first Muslim women elected to the US House of Representatives after winning the 2018 midterm elections. She was also the first non-white woman legislator in Minnesota and the first Muslim refugee elected to Congress.

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician who has served as the United States representative to the 5th Minnesota Congress since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party - Peasants - Labor. Prior to being elected to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing parts of Minneapolis. Its congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its suburbs. Omar acted as the leader of the Congressional caucus and advocated for living wages, affordable housing, universal health care, student debt relief, deferred action for those reaching childhood and repeal US Immigration and Customs. She strongly opposes the Trump administration's immigration policies, including Trump's travel ban. A frequent critic of Israel, Omar has condemned its settlement policy and military campaigns in occupied Palestinian territories, and what she describes as the influence of pro-corridors. households of Israel.

Political party	Democratic
Born	Ilham Abdullahi Omar, October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia
Preceded by	Keith Ellison
Relatives	Sahra Noor (sister)
Children	3, including Isra Hirsi
Education	North Dakota State University (BA)

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Trivia

She was elected as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016, and became the first ever Somali-American legislator in US history. She was named as part of Time Magazine's list of "Firsts: Women who are changing the world" in 2017. 

Ilhan Omar before fame

She and her family escaped Somalia after the country's civil war began in 1991. She earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and political science from North Dakota State University.

Achievement of Ilhan Omar

She was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate, becoming the country's first Somali-American politician. In 2017, she was named to Time Magazine's list of"Firsts: Women Who Are Changing the World".

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Ilhan Omar family life

She is the oldest of seven children. She and her husband, Ahmed, have three children.

Associations of Ilhan Omar

Vogue Magazine's February 2018 cover story"5 Families Changing the World as We Know It" was photographed by Annie Leibovitz.

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