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'''Ilhan Omar''' is a ] politician.<ref name="fusion-profile">{{cite web |url=http://fusion.net/story/274941/ilhan-omar-muslim-woman-running-senate-minnesota/ |title=Meet Ilhan Omar, who could be the first Somali-American Muslim woman elected to public office '''Ilhan Omar''' is a ] politician.<ref name="fusion-profile">{{cite web |url=http://fusion.net/story/274941/ilhan-omar-muslim-woman-running-senate-minnesota/ |title=Meet Ilhan Omar, who could be the first Somali-American Muslim woman elected to public office
|last1=Prakash |first1=Nidhi |date=March 1, 2016 |website= |publisher=Fusion |access-date=August 9, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> She is a refugee from Somalia.<ref name="fusion-profile" /> On August 9, 2016, she defeated ] and Mohamud Noor in the ] primary to become the DFL nominee for the ] for district 60B.<ref name="strib">{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/low-turnout-expected-despite-key-races-on-primary-election-day/389596131/ |title=Next Minnesota Legislature won't have Reps. Phyllis Kahn or Tom Hackbarth |last1=Coolican |first1=J. Patrick |date=August 9, 2016 |website= |publisher=] |access-date=August 9, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> Given the demographics of the district, she is expected to win in November to become the first ever ] legislator in the United States,<ref name="strib" /><ref name="kstp">{{cite web |url=http://kstp.com/politics/somali-community-reaction-ilhan-omar-win-district-60b/4230203/ |title=Somali Community Reacts to Ilhan Omar's Historic Win |last1=Durian |first1=Tom |date=August 10, 2016 |website= |publisher=] |access-date=August 10, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> and the first Muslim woman to hold office in Minnesota. Ilhan belongs to the Osman Mohamud subclan of the Majeerteen Darod Somali Clan.<ref name="guardian-profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/29/minnesota-candidate-ilhan-omar-district-seat-super-tuesday |title='This is my country': Muslim candidate aims to break boundaries in Minnesota |last1=Holpuch |first1=Amanda |date=February 29, 2016 |website= |publisher=] |access-date=August 10, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> |last1=Prakash |first1=Nidhi |date=March 1, 2016 |website= |publisher=Fusion |access-date=August 9, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> She is a refugee from Somalia.<ref name="fusion-profile" /> On August 9, 2016, she defeated ] and Mohamud Noor in the ] primary to become the DFL nominee for the ] for district 60B.<ref name="strib">{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/low-turnout-expected-despite-key-races-on-primary-election-day/389596131/ |title=Next Minnesota Legislature won't have Reps. Phyllis Kahn or Tom Hackbarth |last1=Coolican |first1=J. Patrick |date=August 9, 2016 |website= |publisher=] |access-date=August 9, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> Given the demographics of the district, she is expected to win in November to become the first ever ] legislator in the United States,<ref name="strib" /><ref name="kstp">{{cite web |url=http://kstp.com/politics/somali-community-reaction-ilhan-omar-win-district-60b/4230203/ |title=Somali Community Reacts to Ilhan Omar's Historic Win |last1=Durian |first1=Tom |date=August 10, 2016 |website= |publisher=] |access-date=August 10, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> and the first Muslim woman to hold office in Minnesota.<ref name="guardian-profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/29/minnesota-candidate-ilhan-omar-district-seat-super-tuesday |title='This is my country': Muslim candidate aims to break boundaries in Minnesota |last1=Holpuch |first1=Amanda |date=February 29, 2016 |website= |publisher=] |access-date=August 10, 2016 |quote=}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==

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Ilhan Omar is a Minnesota politician. She is a refugee from Somalia. On August 9, 2016, she defeated Phyllis Kahn and Mohamud Noor in the DFL primary to become the DFL nominee for the Minnesota House of Representatives 2016 election for district 60B. Given the demographics of the district, she is expected to win in November to become the first ever Somali American legislator in the United States, and the first Muslim woman to hold office in Minnesota.

Early life

Omar was born in Somalia. At the age of eight, she fled the Somali Civil War with her family and spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp. She has lived in Minneapolis since 1997.

References

  1. ^ Prakash, Nidhi (March 1, 2016). "Meet Ilhan Omar, who could be the first Somali-American Muslim woman elected to public office". Fusion. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Coolican, J. Patrick (August 9, 2016). "Next Minnesota Legislature won't have Reps. Phyllis Kahn or Tom Hackbarth". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  3. Durian, Tom (August 10, 2016). "Somali Community Reacts to Ilhan Omar's Historic Win". KSTP-TV. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Holpuch, Amanda (February 29, 2016). "'This is my country': Muslim candidate aims to break boundaries in Minnesota". The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ilhan's Story". Ilhan Omar for State Representative. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

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