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'''Ilhan Abdullahi Omar''', born '''Ilhan Nur Said Elmi''' (b. 1983 in [[Somalia]]) is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[Minnesota]]'s 5th district.  Ilhan took over the seat formally held by [[Antifa]] promoter [[Keith Ellison]].  Ilhan holds a seat on the coveted House Foreign Policy Committee.<ref>Tapscott, Mark (January 21, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/gop-punishes-steve-king-anti-semitic-dem-gets-choice-committee_2774145.html GOP Punishes Steve King, Anti-Semitic Dem Gets Choice Committee]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.</ref>   

'''Ilhan Abdullahi Omar''', born '''Ilhan Nur Said Elmi''' (born 1983 in [[Somalia]]) is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[Minnesota]]'s 5th district.  Ilhan took over the seat formally held by [[Antifa]] promoter [[Keith Ellison]].  Ilhan holds a seat on the coveted House Foreign Policy Committee.<ref>Tapscott, Mark (January 21, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/gop-punishes-steve-king-anti-semitic-dem-gets-choice-committee_2774145.html GOP Punishes Steve King, Anti-Semitic Dem Gets Choice Committee]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.</ref>   

At the age of 12, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi emigrated to the United States under the name Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.  Two brothers and a sister were granted asylum in the United Kingdom under their real names, while Ilhan, her father and another sister obtained the use of an unrelated Omar family name, which had been granted asylum in the United States.  In 2009, Ilhan married her brother, two years her junior who had been granted UK asylum in 1995, in order for him to enter the United States.

At the age of 12, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi emigrated to the United States under the name Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.  Two brothers and a sister were granted asylum in the United Kingdom under their real names, while Ilhan, her father and another sister obtained the use of an unrelated Omar family name, which had been granted asylum in the United States.  In 2009, Ilhan married her brother, two years her junior who had been granted UK asylum in 1995, in order for him to enter the United States.

===Laughing at US casualties===

===Laughing at US casualties===

At a House Progressive Caucus press conference in January 8, 2020, Omar was spotted giggling and laughing while her colleagues discussed American casualties in Iraq, giving indication of her refusal to take the gravity of the situation seriously.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ynxOvUT2E&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop Ilhan Omar Laughs & Jokes Around As Her Colleague Discusses US Casualties In Iraq]</ref>

At a House Progressive Caucus press conference on January 8, 2020, Omar was spotted giggling and laughing while her colleagues discussed American casualties in Iraq, giving indication of her refusal to take the gravity of the situation seriously.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ynxOvUT2E&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop Ilhan Omar Laughs & Jokes Around As Her Colleague Discusses US Casualties In Iraq]</ref>

==See also==

==See also==