Ilhan Omars deleted tweet may reveal that she really did marry her brother
A deleted 2013 social media post in which Rep.Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) appeared to refer to her father by a different name has resurfaced as federal investigators examine questions surrounding her identity and immigration records.“Happy Father’s Day to my aabo Nur Said, I am forever grateful to Allah for giving me the best father …,” Omar wrote in the June 2013 post, which was deleted in 2019.Several records, including a memorial post by the Congressional Black Caucus marking his death in 2020, refer to Omar’s father as “Nur Omar Mohamed.” But the now-deleted X post has Omar calling him “Nur Said,” a name that also appears similar to the name of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.The congresswoman deleted the social media post the morning of Sept.
19, 2019.An archived version of the post, first reported on by the Daily Caller in 2019, resurfaced after federal agents searched Omar’s Washington, DC, residence Oct.12 as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into possible false statements on immigration and naturalization documents.
Omar and her office have repeatedly denied allegations that her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother.She has also denied wrongdoing amid the federal probe, which she has called a political attack.Somali names generally consist of a person’s given name, their father’s given name and their paternal grandfather’s given name.The similarity between names alone does not establish a familial relationship.A statement allegedly attributed to Omar’s spokesperson and recirculated online said “Nur Said” was her father’s childhood nickname and that he maintained a public page using the name.
The statement also said the tweet was deleted because Omar and her family had received threats.Omar’s office did not respond Friday to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the now-deleted social media post.Omar’s father is referred to as “Nur Said” in some reports.For example, a New York Post s...