Omar Fateh
Omar Fateh | |
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Fateh in 2025 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 62nd district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Hayden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Omar Mahmood Fateh April 19, 1990 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Zaynab Mohamed (sister-in-law) |
| Education | George Mason University (BA, MPA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
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Omar Mahmood Fateh (born April 19, 1990) is an American politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 62, which includes parts of southwest Minneapolis in Hennepin County.
Fateh is the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota Senate. He was the Minneapolis DFL-endorsed candidate in the 2025 Minneapolis mayoral election until the state party revoked the endorsement over irregularities. He lost the election to incumbent Jacob Frey.