Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father died on Monday from complications of coronavirus, the congresswoman announced.
The Minnesota Democrat released a statement that said Nur Omar Mohamed had passed earlier in the day after battling the virus which has sparked a worldwide pandemic. He was 67-years-old.
“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’s statement read.
“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,” the statement continued.
As of late Monday, the novel coronavirus has infected over 2.1 million people in the US and claimed more than 116,000 lives, according to statistics compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
