Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar is an American politician, a Democratic member of the U.S.
House of Representatives from Minnesota since 2019.
Born in Somalia, she became the first Somali-American and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress.
Her progressive positions and criticisms of Israeli policy have made her a lightning rod for controversy, drawing both passionate support and accusations of antisemitism.
- congresswomanFemale federal legislator
- MinnesotaUpper Midwest American state
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- SquadBranded social platform
- women of colorNon-white females collectively
refugee · Somalia · first generation · Minneapolis · district office · hijab · Muslim · sworn in · immigration · Democrat · House · politics · controversial · outspoken · diaspora · activist · civil rights · freshman
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- women leadersMargaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Jacinda Ardern
- MinnesotaMinneapolis, Twin Cities, St. Paul, Saint Paul, Duluth
- SocialistsKarl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Lenin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky
Ilhan OmarMarjorie Taylor Greene
Controversial Republican representative
Lauren Boebert · Matt Gaetz · Ted Cruz · Ron DeSantis · Donald Trump
Ilhan OmarMitt Romney
Jeb Bush · Liz Cheney · John McCain · George W. Bush · Hillary Clinton