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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar lost her father to the coronavirus. Nur Omar Mohamed, 67, passed away on Monday, June 15, from complications related to the coronavirus.

The Minnesota Democrat announced her father’s death in a tweet.

“Surely we belong to God and to him shall we return.

It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father, Nur Omar Mohamed. No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew and loved him.”

She also released a statement announcing his death.

“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 news was reported over the weekend that the congresswoman’s father was fighting for his life in a hospital.