Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Father Dies From Complications of COVID-19

Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced on Monday that her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, had died of complications related to COVID-19 at the age of 67.

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Surely we belong to God and to him shall we return.

It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father, Nur Omar Mohamed. No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew and loved him. pic.twitter.com/gb7q0gMXG2

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) June 16, 2020

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wrote a statement about the tragic news.

Our deepest condolences to her and her family for the loss.

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