Omar (name)

Omar, Omer, Ömer, Umer or Umar (Arabic: عمر‎), is a masculine given Semitic name, which is represented in Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions. Omar is recorded in the Bible as the grandson of Esau in the Pentateuch.

Omer
Pronunciation/ˈoʊmɑːr/
/ˈoʊmər/
Arabic: [ˈʕomar]
Spanish: [oˈmaɾ]
Turkish: [œˈmæɾ]
Urdu: [ɔːˈmər]
Hebrew: ['omeʁ]
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameSemitic (Arabic)
MeaningArabic: flourishing, long-lived

After the emergence of Islam, Omar became a common name in Arab and Muslim populations in general. It is also used in Spanish-speaking countries, as Spain had a history of Islamic occupation for centuries, and among Israeli Jews. In Arabic, its pronunciation differs based on the spoken varieties of Arabic and consequently in its transcription.

Given name

Omar, the son of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son in the Bible

  • Umar, also called Omar ibn al-Khattab, the second Rashidun caliph of Islam, who ruled from 634 to 644. Senior companion & father in law of Muhammad. Hafsa's father.
  • Umar II, also called Omar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Umayyad caliph who ruled from 717 to 720. He was also a matrilineal great-grandson of the second caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab.
  • Bai Chongxi, also called Omar Bai Chongxi, Chinese Muslim general and former defense minister of the Republic of China
  • Omar Ahmed, Kenyan boxer
  • Omar Abdullah, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
  • Omar Atlas, former Venezuelan professional wrestler
  • Sergio Omar Almirón, former international Argentine football player
  • Omar Ayuso (born 1998), Spanish actor
  • Omar Bakri Muhammad, Syrian Muslim militant who lived in the UK for 20 years and was later arrested as a terrorist
  • Gabriel Omar Batistuta, former international Argentine football player
  • Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), President of Sudan
  • Omar Barboza, Venezuelan politician
  • Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
  • Omar Bradley, American 5-star general, one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II
  • Omar Bradley, controversial mayor of Compton, California from 1993 until 2001
  • Omar Bravo, international Mexican football player
  • Omar Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Omar Bugiel (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
  • Omar B. Bunnell, American businessman and politician
  • 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 youth 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
  • Omar Pineiro, Rapper
  • 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 Saidou Tall, 19th Century West African political leader
  • 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) footballer
  • Oumar Dieng (born 1972), Senegalese footballer
  • Oumar Diouck (born 1994), Senegalese-born Belgian footballer
  • Oumar Kalabane (born 1981), Guinean footballer
  • 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 Niasse (born 1990), Senegalese footballer
  • 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

Umar

Surname

Omar
  • Omar (Vaishya), Hindu surname
  • 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")
  • Elyas Omar (1936–2018), third Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Hairuddin Omar (born 1979), Malaysian professional footballer
  • Ilhan Omar (born 1981), Somali-American U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district
  • Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman
  • Mohammed Omar (born c. 1959), leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and former ruler of Afghanistan
  • Mohd Hamzani Omar (born 1978), Malaysian footballer
  • Nano Omar (born 1986), Swedish singer-songwriter

Omaar

Omer, Ömer
  • Abdisalam Omer, Somali economist and politician
  • Aihan Omer, Romanian handball coach
  • Atila Omer, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Collaborative Fusion

Oumar / Oumarou
  • Mamane Oumarou (born 1946), Nigerian political figure who served two brief periods as prime minister of Niger during the 1980s

Umar

Omarova

See also
  • Omar (disambiguation)

References
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