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

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) listens to questions during a press conference outside the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 30, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

The father of Somali-born U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) died from complications of the CCP virus, the congresswoman announced in a statement late on Monday.

“It is with tremendous sadness and pain that I share that my father, Nur Omar Mohamed, passed away due to complications from COVID-19,” Omar said in the statement. “No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him.”