Who is Ilhan Omar? American female MP Ilhan Omar is in the headlines once again. He is facing a lot of criticism after his controversial remarks in support of Somalia. Recently, during his speech, the American politician had talked about strongly supporting Somalia. At present Somalia and Somaliland are face to face. The reason for this dispute between the two countries is the territorial border dispute.
Many videos of Ilhan Omar are going viral very fast on social media. A video uploaded to X (formerly Twitter) has been viewed nearly 2.6 million times. In the video he can be heard saying that one day as Somalians we will go back to our lost territories. After this statement, Ilhan Omar is continuously in the headlines. People are very curious to know about him.
Who is Ilhan Omar?
Omar’s full name is Ilham Abdullahi Omar. He was born on 4 October 1982 in Mogadishu city of Somalia. His current age is 41 years. Currently she lives in America and is a member of the American Democratic Party.
Left his country in 1991
He had to leave his country after the Somali civil war started in 1991. During this time, she remained homeless for about 4 years and lived in a Kenyan refugee camp. In 1995 he immigrated to the United States.
Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American woman to serve in Congress. He represented part of Minneapolis in the Minnesota House of Representatives between 2017 and 2019.
Has also made comments on Israel and India
This is not the first time that Omar is facing criticism due to his absurd statements. Earlier in February 2023, the Republican Party had strongly criticized him for his comments against Israel.
The party alleged that he had hurt anti-Semitism. During this time, voting was also done to remove him from his post. When this voting took place, she was working in the Foreign Affairs Committee. Omar is also known to be anti-India. In the year 2022, he had criticized India a lot during his visit to Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
