Deleted tweet from Rep. Omar may offer a clue on alleged marriage to her brother

A since-deleted tweet in 2013 on Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar's social media account appeared to refer to her father by a different name. 

"Happy Father’s Day to my aabo Nur Said, I am forever grateful to Allah for giving me the best father …," Omar stated in the June 2013 post, which was deleted in 2019, Fox News reported. 

A memorial post in 2020, as well as several other records, refer to Omar's father as "Nur Omar Mohamed." 

The deleted post on what was then called Twitter — now called X — refers to Omar's father as "Nur Said," which also appears similar to the name of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.

An archived version of the post, first reported on by the Daily Caller in 2019, has received new attention as a federal investigation has been launched into allegations Omar made false statements on immigration and naturalization documents. 

Somali names usually contain a person's given name, their father’s given name and their paternal grandfather’s given name. The similarity between names by itself does not confirm a familial relationship.

Omar has denied any wrongdoing and argues the investigation is politically motivated.