Ilhan Omar
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Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs.
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Ilhan Omar is a United States citizen born in Mogadishu in 1982. She is a politician, civil servant, women's rights activist, and writer. Omar serves as a member of the United States House of Representatives and is affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and the Democratic Party. She resides in Minneapolis and works in Saint Paul and Washington, D.C. Omar is a member of The Squad, the Congressional Black Caucus, Justice Democrats, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Dakota State University. Omar is of the Benadiri ethnic group and practices Islam. She speaks English and Somali. Her notable works include *Accidental Sisters* and *This Is What America Looks Like*. Omar wears a hijab and has three children, including Isra Hirsi.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Accidental Sisters
- This is what America looks like
- This Is What America Looks Like
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Film & TV
Mogadishu, Somalia
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is the first Somali-American, the first naturalized citizen from Africa, and the first woman of color to hold elective office from Minnesota.
Known for
- The Relentless Patriot — Self2024
- My Generation — Self2024
- John Lewis: Good Trouble — Self2020
- The Squad — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Joy Reid Show — Self (archive footage)2020
- Knock Down the House — Self2019
- The Brink — Self (archive footage)2019
- Time for Ilhan — Self2018
- Velshi — Self2017
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee — Self2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mogadishu
- Child
- Isra Hirsi
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Educated at
- North Dakota State University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Somali
- Religion
- Islam
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Official website
- omar.house.gov
- Image
- Ilhan Omar, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Minneapolis
- Political ideology
- progressivism in the United States
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- date of birth
- 1982-10-04
- Commons category
- Ilhan Omar
- ethnic group
- Benadiri people
- wears
- hijab
- member of
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- name in native language
- Ilhan Omar
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- Ilhan Omar
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- The New York Times
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Encyclopedic overview
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 is also one of the first two Muslim women (along with Rashida Tlaib) 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.
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