Who is Ilhan Omar? Net Worth, Age, Height, Political Journey
Rep. Omar and her family fled the country's civil war when she was eight. Before coming to the United States in the 1990s, the family spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya.
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician and Congresswoman. She is serving as the US representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. Omar is a refugee born in Somalia.
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Omar as Refugee
Rep. Omar and her family fled the country's civil war when she was eight. Before coming to the United States in the 1990s, the family spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya. In 1997, she moved to Minneapolis with her family.
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Ilhan Omar Political Journey
Omar was elected as Minnesota House representative for District 60B in 2016. In this role, she served as assistant minority leader and was assigned to three house committees: Civil Law & Data Practices Policy; Higher Education & Career Readiness Policy and Finance; and State Government Finance.
She was elected to represent Minnesota’s fifth congressional district in the US House of Representatives in January 2019.
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Ilhan Omar Net Worth
According to the Forbes report, Omar signed a contract with HarperCollins for 'This Is What America Looks Like', worth an estimated $100,000-plus. As per caknowledge.com, Omar's net worth is estimated at $83 Million.
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Ilhan Omar Age
Omar was born in Somalia on October 4, 1982. At present, she is 40 years old.
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Ilhan Omar as a Community Educator
Prior to running for elected office, Omar worked as a community educator at the University of Minnesota.
She was a Policy Fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and served as a Senior Policy Aide for the Minneapolis City Council.
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Ilhan Omar Height
The congresswoman stands 1.65 m tall.
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