Deleted tweet by Omar prompts questions on marriage allegations

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 00:20 · Archive

A 2013 deleted Father's Day post by Rep. Ilhan Omar referring to her father by a name similar to her former husband's has resurfaced during a federal investigation.

A deleted 2013 social media post by Rep. Ilhan Omar has resurfaced as federal investigators examine questions about her identity and immigration records. In the Father's Day post, Omar referred to her father as 'Nur Said', though other records, including a Congressional Black Caucus memorial marking his death in 2020, refer to him as 'Nur Omar Mohamed'. The name 'Nur Said' is similar to that of Omar's former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.

Omar deleted the post on 19 September 2019. An archived version was first reported by the Daily Caller in 2019 and resurfaced after federal agents searched Omar's Washington residence on 12 October as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into possible false statements on immigration and naturalisation documents.

Omar and her office have repeatedly denied allegations that her former husband is her brother, and she has denied wrongdoing in the federal probe, calling it a political attack. A statement allegedly attributed to Omar's spokesperson said 'Nur Said' was her father's childhood nickname and that he maintained a public page using the name, and that the tweet was deleted because Omar and her family had received threats. Somali names generally consist of a person's given name, their father's given name and their paternal grandfather's given name, and the similarity between names alone does not establish a familial relationship.

How it is being reported

• Ilhan Omar’s deleted tweet may reveal that she really did marry her brotherThe now-deleted X post has Rep. Ilhan Omar calling her father "Nur Said," a name that also appears similar to the name of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.New York Post · 25 Oct, 00:04
• Omar’s deleted tweet could give clue on alleged brother marriageA deleted 2013 Father's Day post by Ilhan Omar referred to her father as "Nur Said," a name similar to her ex-husband's, raising new questions.Fox News · 24 Oct, 15:04

In this story: Ilhan Omar · Ahmed Nur Said Elmi · Congressional Black Caucus · Minnesota · Washington, D.C.

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