29 Facts About Mohamud Noor

Mohamud Noor is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019.

Mohamud Noor was a system administrator for the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Mohamud Noor was the former director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, a Minneapolis-based NGO serving immigrants.

Mohamud Noor criticized Republicans and Donald Trump for rising anti-Islamic sentiment in 2016, and praised President Barack Obama for visiting a mosque and speaking out in support of Muslim Americans.

In 2010, Mohamud Noor ran for a seat on the board of the Minneapolis Public Schools, finishing in fifth place.

Mohamud Noor resigned from the school board to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014.

In 2011, Mohamud Noor lost to Kari Dzeidzic in a special election DFL primary for an open Minnesota Senate seat created by the retirement of nine-term incumbent Larry Pogemiller.

In 2017, Mohamud Noor challenged incumbent Abdi Warsame for City Council in Minneapolis Ward 6.

Mohamud Noor said he was "extremely disappointed" with Warsame's work on the council and that he would focus on jobs, housing, and police reform, and engage with constituents more than Warsame.

At the DFL Ward 6 caucus, Warsame won the most delegates, and Mohamud Noor joined another challenger, Flynn Forslund, in asking that the caucus results be thrown out.

Mohamud Noor pulled out of the endorsement convention, citing "a potential safety risk for participants".

Mohamud Noor was endorsed by state legislators Ilhan Omar, Karen Clark, Raymond Dehn, Jim Davnie, Scott Dibble and Patricia Torres Ray.

Mohamud Noor said he would "fight to make sure every vote is counted, and the numerous irregularities that were reported are fully investigated".

Mohamud Noor requested a "discretionary" recount paid for by his own funds.

Mohamud Noor claimed to have evidence that "at least 100 people appear to have voted in our election who do not live in Ward 6".

Mohamud Noor was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 and has been reelected every two years since.

Mohamud Noor first ran in 2014, unsuccessfully challenging 21-term incumbent Phyllis Kahn in the DFL primary.

In 2016, Mohamud Noor again challenged Kahn, as did Ilhan Omar.

In 2018 Mohamud Noor ran for the seat again, after Omar announced she would not seek reelection in order to run for Minnesota's 5th congressional district.

Mohamud Noor won both the DFL primary and the general election.

Mohamud Noor has served as chair of the Human Services Finance Committee since 2023 and sits on the Higher Education Finance and Policy, Human Services Policy, and Ways and Means Committees.

Mohamud Noor chaired the Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Committee from 2021 to 2022, and was vice chair of the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Committee from 2019 to 2020.

Mohamud Noor has called for the legislature to address racial disparities in health care, education, unemployment, and housing.

Mohamud Noor supported efforts to pass the Driver's Licenses for All bill, which allows unauthorized immigrants in the state to obtain a driver's license, calling it a "moral obligation".

Mohamud Noor criticized President Donald Trump for his anti-Somali rhetoric and posts on social media ahead of a 2018 visit.

Mohamud Noor has defended his predecessor, Ilhan Omar, over attacks from Trump and conservatives, comparing them to claims that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States.

Mohamud Noor sought to secure more funding for schools, advocated a move away from complete reliance on property taxes, and backed the state government's request for a waiver to get out of No Child Left Behind.

Mohamud Noor supported interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery for Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, as well as the Affordable Care Act.

Mohamud Noor is married to Farhiya Del, with whom he has four children.