MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar said her father died Monday night.
According to a news release, Omar said her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, died due to complications from COVID-19.
“It is with tremendous sadness and pain that I share that my father, Nur Omar Mohamed, passed away today due to complications from COVID-19," Omar said in the release. "No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him. My family and I ask for your respect and privacy during this time."
