By Chadwick Moore and Kamal Sultan
Published Oct. 13, 2026
Updated Oct. 13, 2026, 11:08 p.m. ET
Lefty Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DC home raided by DHS as part of ongoing criminal fraud investigation
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, wasn’t who he purported to be, a source told The Post.
The Minnesota congresswoman — whose home was raided by the feds on Monday as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation — has long described her father as an “educator” who fled his country’s devastating civil war alongside millions of others and arrived in America with his family as a refugee in 1995.
But, an expert scholar exclusively told The Post that Nur “misrepresented himself as a refugee” to US authorities when he was really a prominent military commander in the Somalia dictatorship that killed as many as 200,000 people.
Rep. Omar pictured with her late father, who went by many aliases.
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“He was a full colonel in Siad Barre’s military regime,” historian and Oxford University doctoral researcher Mohamed Haji Ingiriis told The Post. “Ilhan’s father was never an educator.
He added, “Nur Said was a military officer who was loyal to the regime until the end. He was part and parcel of those who caused and created the mayhem they ‘fled’ to live comfortably in the United States.”
Nur, born in the Somali coastal town of Bandarbeyla in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, joined Somalia’s military in the late 60s, with conflicting reports suggesting he trained in the Soviet Union or Egypt.
He allegedly played a key role in Siad Barre’s army after the bloodthirsty dictator seized power in a Soviet-backed coup in 1969.
Nur, who died from COVID-19 complications in June 2020 at age 67, lived a life worlds away from the civilian teacher portrayed in Omar’s 2020 memoir titled “This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman,” Ingiriis claimed.
“He was a full colonel in Siad Barre’s military regime,” historian and Oxford University doctoral researcher Mohamed Haji Ingiriis told The Post. “Ilhan’s father was never an educator.
He added, “Nur Said was a military officer who was loyal to the regime until the end. He was part and parcel of those who caused and created the mayhem they ‘fled’ to live comfortably in the United States.”
Nur, born in the Somali coastal town of Bandarbeyla in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, joined Somalia’s military in the late 60s, with conflicting reports suggesting he trained in the Soviet Union or Egypt.
He allegedly played a key role in Siad Barre’s army after the bloodthirsty dictator seized power in a Soviet-backed coup in 1969.
Nur, who died from COVID-19 complications in June 2020 at age 67, lived a life worlds away from the civilian teacher portrayed in Omar’s 2020 memoir titled “This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman,” Ingiriis claimed.
A portrait shows President Siad Barre, the architect of Somalia’s Scientific Socialism, circa 1970.
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Somalian President Mohammed Siad Barre poses for a photo
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"He was a full colonel in Siad Barre’s military regime,” historian and Oxford University doctoral researcher Mohamed Haji Ingiriis told The Post. “Ilhan’s father was never an educator.
Courtesy of Mohamed Haji Ingiriis
The soldier climbed up the military ranks to colonel through postings in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and Garbahaarrey — Barre’s hometown which served as a key military base — under his “real name” Nur Said.
“He only fled when the dictatorship fell in 1991,” the scholar told The Post, adding that Nur must have lied to US authorities about his military experience.
“He was the beneficiary of the military regime and should not have been given asylum whatsoever.”
The soldier climbed up the military ranks to colonel through postings in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and Garbahaarrey — Barre’s hometown which served as a key military base — under his “real name” Nur Said.
“He only fled when the dictatorship fell in 1991,” the scholar told The Post, adding that Nur must have lied to US authorities about his military experience.
“He was the beneficiary of the military regime and should not have been given asylum whatsoever.”
Omar’s father’s former military buddy, Yusuf Ismail Faraton, shares strange photos of himself in uniform and soldiers parading their weaponry.
US immigration law strictly forbids granting refugee status to “any person who ordered, incited, assisted or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”
US immigration law strictly forbids granting refugee status to “any person who ordered, incited, assisted or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”
Omar’s fellow military buddy has shared strange videos featuring photos of Somali military actions.
In a bid to keep his dictatorship alive, Barre ordered the massacre of civilians in the Isaaq clan living in the north, now the self-governing Somaliland.
The campaign saw entire cities flattened due to aerial bombardment, wells poisoned and more than a million landmines laid on grazing lands.
Ingiriis believes that Nur was complicit in Barre’s crimes because he “assisted the dictator to remain in power for so long” and “he was protecting his career and his colonel position.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn), left, stands with her husband Tim Mynett as they listen to Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.
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Omar poses with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her father, Nur Omar Mohamed for a ceremonial swearing in picture on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2019.
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Nur’s military career came to an end when Barre was ousted in 1991 after two decades of oppression, but Ingiriis claims he was loyal to the dictator even after the brutal regime ended, having run the Daynuunaay military school.
He escaped with his family to Kenya before they arrived in the US as refugees and later settled in Minneapolis where he was no longer “the affluent colonel he was in Mogadishu,” Ingiriis noted. Nur worked as a taxi driver and postal worker to make ends meet.
“I think it is very wrong for the United States to host war criminals,” Ingiriis said. “This creates a constant resentment and sadness among the real victims who were terrorized by the military regime under which Nur Said loyally served.”
Nur’s military career came to an end when Barre was ousted in 1991 after two decades of oppression, but Ingiriis claims he was loyal to the dictator even after the brutal regime ended, having run the Daynuunaay military school.
He escaped with his family to Kenya before they arrived in the US as refugees and later settled in Minneapolis where he was no longer “the affluent colonel he was in Mogadishu,” Ingiriis noted. Nur worked as a taxi driver and postal worker to make ends meet.
“I think it is very wrong for the United States to host war criminals,” Ingiriis said. “This creates a constant resentment and sadness among the real victims who were terrorized by the military regime under which Nur Said loyally served.”
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Report: Omar's Staff Changed Birthdate After Election
By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 14 October 2026 10:07 AM EDT
Staff members for Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., reportedly sought to change her birthdate in public records after she was elected to Congress, raising new questions about her immigration history amid a federal investigation into possible citizenship fraud.
The New York Post reported Tuesday that Omar's congressional staff requested in May 2019 that the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library change her birth year from 1981 to 1982.
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The library also told The Washington Post that Omar's staff had sought that change.
The request came shortly after a political opponent circulated a video questioning Omar's age and whether she qualified for U.S. citizenship through her father's naturalization in 2000.
"On May 17, 2019, Library staff were informed by Rep. Omar's congressional staff that her birth year was incorrect and requested that we change it to 1982," the library's director wrote in an email obtained by the New York Post.
The director said Omar's staff also was working to correct her birth year on Wikipedia and in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
However, the library acknowledged that its original 1981 listing had been copied from publicly available sources without supporting documentation.
The revelations come after Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's Washington, D.C., residence Monday as part of a federal investigation into whether she or her late father made false statements on immigration paperwork, The Washington Post reported.
Investigators are examining whether Omar's birthdate was misrepresented to establish her eligibility for derivative citizenship through her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, who reportedly became a naturalized American citizen in 2000.
Omar has maintained that she obtained citizenship before turning 18 through her father's naturalization.
If her actual birth year were 1981 rather than 1982, critics contend she may have been too old to qualify under the citizenship process she has described.
Federal investigators also are examining whether her father, who died in 2020, misrepresented or omitted information about his military service when seeking legal status, according to The Washington Post.
The search warrant reportedly identified potential violations involving conspiracy, immigration fraud, and false statements. No criminal charges against Omar were reported.
Omar has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and accused President Donald Trump's administration of politically motivated persecution.
"For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns," Omar said Monday. "This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation."
Trump demanded answers Tuesday, writing on Truth Social, "America wants answers, and we want them, NOW!"
Separately, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirmed an investigation into Omar's financial disclosures, which previously reported millions of dollars in assets before being revised.
Omar has attributed those discrepancies to an accounting error.
The investigations could have significant legal consequences if federal authorities establish that immigration documents were intentionally falsified.
However, the reported birthdate change alone does not establish fraud.
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