This article first appeared in The Spectator USA on June 24, 2019'I'm not legally married to two people, but I am legally married to one and culturally married to another.' That said, having no tried to write a statement multiple times that says, 'I'm not legally married to two people but I am legally married to one and culturally married to another', I think it's impossible without making it even more confusing.' According to Omar, Husband 2 went back to London in 2011 after a 'faith-based' divorce. They have always been a couple, even when she was legally married to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi [Husband 2].' So there can be no doubt that Ahmed Elmi the high schooler is the same Ahmed Elmi who married Ilhan Omar — and who now claims not to know her at all.
Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2019 12:13 UTC