Omar (name)

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Gender Male
Pronunciation /ˈoʊmɑːr/ /ˈoʊmər/ Arabic: [ˈʕomar] Spanish: [oˈmar] Turkish: [øˈmæɾ] Hindustani: [ɔːˈmər] Hebrew: ['o̞me̞ʁ] 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.

Omar

Omar ibn al-Khattab the second Rashidun caliph of Islam who ruled from 634 to 644

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 Chaparro, Mexican actor

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 Mateen, the gunman in the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting

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 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

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

Omer Elmas (born 1968 or 1969), Turkish wrestler

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

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

References

Omar (name) Wikipedia

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