Omar (name)

Omar
Pronunciation	/ˈoʊmɑːr/ /ˈoʊmər/ Arabic: [ˈʕomar] Spanish: [oˈmar] Turkish: [øˈmæɾ] Hindustani: [ɔːˈmər] Hebrew: ['o̞me̞ʁ]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Semitic (Hebrew, Arabic)
Meaning	first born son, flourishing, long-lived, eloquent and gifted speaker

Omar, Omer, Ömer, or Umar (Arabic: عمر‎‎, Hebrew: עומר‎), is a male given name of Arabic and Hebrew origin, mentioned in the Book of Genesis. It is a common name in Arab and Muslim territories and populations in general, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries. In Arabic, its pronunciation differs based on the spoken varieties of Arabic and consequently in its transcription. The name is particularly popular as a male given name among Sunnis.

Given name

Omar

• Omar ibn al-Khattab, Islamic caliph
• Omar Bai Chongxi, Chinese Muslim general and former defense minister of the Republic of China
• Omar Abada, Tunisian basketball player
• Omar Ahmed, Kenyan boxer
• Sergio Omar Almirón, former international Argentine football player
• Gabriel Omar Batistuta, former international Argentine football player
• Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan
• Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
• Omar Bradley, U.S. 5-star general, one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II
• Omar Bradley (politician), controversial mayor of Compton, California from 1993 until 2001
• Omar Bravo, international Mexican football player
• Omar Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Omar Camporese (born 1968), former professional tennis player
• Omar Cisneros, Cuban hurdler
• Omar Craddock, American triple jumper
• Omar Abdallah Dakhqan (died 2012), Jordanian politician
• Omar Doom, American actor
• Omar Epps, American actor
• Omar Gooding, American actor
• Omar Infante, second baseman for the Kansas City Royals
• Omar Khadr, Canadian child controversially convicted under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 of murder in violation of the law of war and providing material support for terrorism
• Omar Khairat (born 1949), Egyptian pianist & musician, founder of the Egyptian Conservatory institution
• Omar Khayyám, medieval Persian poet and scientist
• Omar Kiam (1894-1954), American fashion and costume designer.
• Omar Lye-Fook (known professionally as Omar, born 1968), British soul singer and musician, one of the founders of the Neo Soul movement of the 1990s
• Omar Mascarell, Spanish football player
• Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler
• Omar Meña, Cuban track and field sprinter
• Omar Benson Miller, American actor
• Omarr Morgan (born 1976), cornerback playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League
• Omar Mukhtar, leader of the resistance movement against the Italian military occupation of Libya
• Omar Naber, Slovenian singer
• Omar Pinzón, Colombian backstroke swimmer
• Omar Rodríguez-López, lead guitarist and composer of The Mars Volta and former guitarist of At the Drive-In
• Omar Samra, first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest
• Omar Sey (born 1941), Gambian politician
• Omar Sharif, Academy Award nominated Egyptian actor
• Omar Sharim, Mexican Computer Scientist
• Omar Sivori, former international Argentine and Italian football player
• Omarr Smith (born 1977), American football defensive back for the San Jose SaberCats
• Omar Sy (born 1978), French actor
• Omar Faruk Tekbilek (born 1951), Turkish virtuoso flautist
• Omar Torrijos, Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981
• Omar Vizquel, Major League Baseball shortstop playing for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Omar Zepeda, Mexican race walker
• Omarion (born 1984), American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer
• Abuzed Omar Dorda (born 1944), prime minister of Libya from October 7, 1990 to January 29, 1994, and Libya's permanent representative to the U.N. from 1997 to 2003
• Mohamed Omar Habeb Dhere, Somali faction leader based in Jowhar
• Omar I of Kanem, ruler of Kanem, Chad
• Omar I of the Maldives (died 1341), sultan of the Maldives from 1306 to 1341
• Omar II of the Maldives (died 1484), sultan of the Maldives from 1480 to 1484
• Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (born 1960), Somali diplomat and politician; former prime minister of Somalia
• Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian academic and corporate figure
• Omar Abu-Riche (1910–1990), Syrian poet
• Omar Ali Saifuddin II (died 1852), Sultan of Brunei from 1829 to 1852
• Omar Ali Saifuddin I (died 1795), Sultan of Brunei from 1762 until 1795
• Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914 – 7 September 1986), Sultan of Brunei from 1950 to 1967
• Omar al-Qattan (born 1964), Palestinian-British film director and film producer
• Omar Diallo (born 1972), Senegalese football goalkeeper
• Omar Haji Massale, commander of the Somali military
• Omar Hammayil (b. 1976/77), mayor of Al-Bireh in the West Bank in the Palestinian territories.
• Omar Muhamoud Finnish, Somali faction leader based in Mogadishu
• Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Danish gunman in the 2015 Copenhagen shootings
• Omar Ong Yoke Lin, Co-founder of Malaysian Chinese Association, Malaysian Chinese who converted to Islam
• Omar Pasha (1806–1871), Serbian or Croatian Ottoman general
• Omar Pasha Vrioni II (1839–1928), Albanian prime minister and diplomat
• Omar Suleiman (born 1936), Egyptian "minister without portfolio" and director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS)
• Omar Vrioni, leading Ottoman figure in the Greek War of Independence
• Omar A. Iqbal, (born 1990) entrepreneur, philanthropist, leader in medicine and health care visionary.

Oumar

• Oumar Barro (born 1974), Burkinabé (from Burkina Faso) football player
• Oumar Dieng (born 1972), Senegalese footballer
• Oumar Kalabane (born 1981), professional footballer from Guinea
• Oumar Loum (born 1973), Senegalese athlete who competes in the 200 metres
• Oumar Mariko (born 1959), Malian doctor, politician and noted former student activist
• Oumar Sène (born 1959), former Senegalese football midfielder
• Oumar Tchomogo (born 1978), Beninese football player
• Oumarou Ganda (1935–1981), Nigerian director and actor

Omer, Ömer

• Omer Adam (born 1993), Israeli singer
• Besim Ömer Akalın (1862–1940), Turkish physician and politician
• Omer Arbel, Canadian architect and designer
• Omer Atzili (born 1993), Israeli footballer
• Omer Avital (born 1971), Israeli-American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
• Saint Audomar or Omer, bishop of Thérouanne in northern France
• Omer (Book of Mormon), Jaredite king in the Book of Mormon
• Ömer Aşık (born 1986), Turkish professional basketball player
• Omer Bar-Lev (born 1953), Israeli politician
• Omer Bartov (born 1954), Israeli-American professor
• Ömer Boncuk (1917–1988), Turkish footballer
• Omer Buchsenbaum (born 1982), Israeli footballer
• Ömer Çelik (born 1968), Turkish politician and government minister
• Omer N. Custer (1873–1942), American politician
• Omer Damari (born 1989), Israeli footballer
• Omer Danino (born 1995), Israeli footballer
• Ömer Erdoğan, Turkish-German footballer
• Omer Fadida (born 1990), Israeli footballer
• Omer Golan (born 1982), Israeli footballer
• Omer Hussain (born 1984), Scottish cricketer
• Ömer Kavur (1944–2005), Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter
• Ömer Kemaloğlu (born 1987), Turkish karateka
• Omer Meir Wellber (born 1981), Israeli conductor
• Omer Nachmani (born 1993), Israeli footballer
• Ömer Özkan (born 1971), Turkish plastic surgeon
• Omer Peretz (born 1986), Israeli footballer
• Omer Peretz (born 1990), Israeli footballer
• Omer Reingold (born 1969), Israeli computer scientist
• Ömer Rıza, English footballer
• Ömer Seyfettin (1884–1920), Turkish nationalist writer from late 19th to early 20th century
• Omer Shacham (born 1999), Israeli recurve archer
• Ömer Can Sokullu, Turkish footballer
• Ömer Naci Soykan, Turkish philosopher
• Omer Tarin (born 1966), Pakistani poet and scholar
• Omer Tchalisher (born 1993), Israeli footballer
• Omer Vered (born 1990), Israeli footballer

Umar

• Umar ibn al-Khattāb the second Rashidun caliph of Islam who ruled from 634 to 644
• Malik Umar Hayat Khan (1875–1944), soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of the State of India
• Abadir Umar Ar-Rida (fl. 13th century), Somali Sheikh and saint of Harar.
• Abû 'Umar ibn Sa'îd (died c. 1287), the last ra’îs of Manûrqa (1282–1287).
• Al-Muzaffar Umar (died 1191), Ayyubid prince of Hama and a general of Saladin
• Ghali Umar Na'Abba (born 1964), Nigerian businessman and politician
• Sanjar Umarov (born 1956), prominent Uzbek politician and businessman
• Mifta al-Usta Umar (born 1935), former Head of State of Libya from 15 February 1984 to 7 October 1990
• Sitta Umaru Turay (born 1978), Sierra Leonean journalist and member of the editorial Board of the Sierra Express newspaper
• Umar al-Asghar, was one of the sons of Ali ibn Abi Talib
• Umar al-Aqta, (fl. 830s–863), emir of Melitene
• Umar Alisha (born 1966), 9th peethadhipathi of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham
• Umar Arteh Ghalib (born 1930), prominent Somali politician and a former prime minister of Somalia
• Umar Bhatti (born 1984), Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
• Umar Dimayev (1908–1972), Chechen musician
• Umar Din (ruled 1526–1553), sultan of Adal
• Umar Gul, (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer
• Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (Umar II), Umayyad caliph
• Umar ibn Hafsun, 9th century leader of rebel forces in the Caliphate of Córdoba
• Umar ibn Sa'ad (fl. 620–680), clergyman and governor of Ray
• Umar Kayam (1932–2002), Indonesian sociologist
• Umar Muhammad (born 1975), American football player
• Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1939–2001), was prime minister of Libya from 1 March 1987 to 7 October 1990 and foreign minister from 1992 to 2000.
• Umar of Borno (died 1881) was Sheikh of the Kanem-Bornu Empire
• Umar Patek (born 1970), Indonesian involved in 2002 Bali Bombing
• Umar Tall (c. 1797 – 1864), West African scholar and military commander
• Umar Wirahadikusumah (1924–2003), Vice-President of Indonesia from 1983 to 1988
• Umaru Bangura (born 1987), Sierra Leonean international footballer
• Umaru Dikko (born 1936), Nigerian politician
• Umaru Mutallab (born 1939), played a major role in introducing Islamic banking into Nigeria
• Umaru Pulavar (born 1642), Tamil Muslim poet
• Umaru Rahman (born 1982), Sierra Leonean international footballer
• Umaru Yar'Adua (born 1951), the 2nd President of Nigeria's Fourth Republic
• Umer Sharif (born 1948), legendary Pakistani stand-up comedian, stage, film and television actor, writer, director and producer
• Umur the Lion (died 1348), the Turkish Emir of Aydin from 1336 to 1344
• Yahya ibn Umar (died 864) was an Alid who rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate
• Umar ibn AbdulAziz, Umayyad caliph of Islam who ruled from 717 to 728
• Omar Emad (born 2002) is an egyptian amateur handball player.

Surname

• Abdisalam Omer, Somali economist and politician
• Aihan Omer, Romanian handball coach
• Atila Omer, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Collaborative Fusion
• Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani hip-hop artist
• Ayesha Omar, Pakistani actress and singer
• Don Omar (born 1978), Puerto Rican rapper (full name "William Omar Landrón Rivera")
• Gulshat Omarova, Kazakh film director, actress and screen writer
• Hairuddin Omar (born 1979), Malaysian professional footballer
• Mamane Oumarou (born 1946), Nigerian political figure who served two brief periods as prime minister of Niger during the 1980s
• Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman
• Mohammed Omar (born c. 1959), leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and former ruler of Afghanistan
• Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, Somali diplomat and politician
• Mohd Hamzani Omar (born 1978), Malaysian footballer
• Rageh Omaar, Somali journalist and writer
• Teuku Umar (c. 1854–1899), leader of Acehnese during Aceh War

See also

• Omar (Vaishya), Hindu surname
• Omar (disambiguation)
• Omar (biblical figure), Omer (biblical figure)