Ilhan Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district since 2019.
She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party who previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis.
Where did Ilhan Omar go to college?
Omar attended the North Dakota State University. She graduated from the university in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in political science and international studies.
At the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, she served as a Policy fellow.
Where did Ilhan Omar go to high school?
Her family secured asylum in the U.S. and arrived in New York in 1995. They lived for a time in Arlington, Virginia and later moved to and settled in Minneapolis.
In 2000, when she was 17 years old, she became a US citizen.
She attended the Thomas Edison High School and volunteered as a student organizer. She graduated in 2001.
