The al-Omari (also spelt Alomari or el-Umari or omary) ( ar, العمري) is a family that are descent from

Umar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...

, the second

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, or leader, of the Islamic empire. The Jordanian Omaris produced a number of

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religious scholars and Ottoman walis, statesmen and governors, during the Ottoman period and the British mandate in Iraq and Palestine. They were part of a highly educated intellectual Sunni elite. They also served various governments during the Mandatory and Monarchic periods of Iraqi history. Omaris are known as Farooqi in Turkey, South Asia, and some part of the Arab world. The Al-Omari family name is also found in abundance in Irbid-Jordan, especially in Dayr Yousef, Kufr Asad, Habaka, Marow and Um Qays/ Um Qais, and in other places in nearby countries such as Sandala, Yafa, Jineen (Palestine) and throughout Yemen. In present time the Omaris` descendants are recognized as highly educated and known for their superior intelligence and success.

Notable people

* Abdulaziz al-Omari (born 1972), Saudi hijacker in the September 11 attacks *

Abdul Rahman al-Omari Abdul Rahman al-Omari ( ar, عبدالرحمن العمري; ; born on December 24, 1972) is a former pilot for Saudi Arabian Airlines. He is known for being mistakenly named by the FBI as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 in the ...

(born 1972), Saudi-American former pilot who was wrongly accused of helping perpetrate the September 11 attacks * Adnan bin Abdullah bin Faris al Omari, Saudi criminal * Amer Al-Omari (born 1983), Qatari footballer *

Mansour al-Omari Mansour al-Omari ( ar, منصور العمري, born 1979) is a Syrian journalist and human rights defender, he contributed to the documentation of human rights violations in Syria with the beginning of the Syrian Uprising. al-Omari was born ...

(born 1979), Syrian journalist and human rights defender * Samir al-Omari, Jordanian-Italian boss who is the brother of famous singer Mahmood (winner of VII edition of San Remigio) * Walid Al-Omari (born 1957), TV News Personality, head of Al-Jazeera Office in Jerusalem and Ramallah; and former TV correspondent for MBC and NBC networks. * Zakaria Al Omari (born 1990), Syrian footballer *Ayham Al-Omary (born 1938), Former Syrian National Basketball team Captain, leading scorer and eventual head coach of the national teams of Syria and Senegal. *Soubhi Al-Omary, Subhi Al Omari was born in Damascus in 1898 to Judge Sheikh Ahmad Al Omari. He left the Turkish army in 1917, joined the Great Arab Revolt army and fought in most of its battles. He accompanied King Faisal to Iraq after leaving Damascus. Omari has been awarded the medals of Nahda, Independence, Maan, Independence Anniversary, the German metal cross and service as well as the English war cross and war medal. He was sentenced to death four times by the Turks, the French and the English. *

Arshad al-Umari Arshad Pasha al-Umari ( ar, أرشد العمري; 8 April 1888 – 4 November 1978) was an Iraqi statesman from the ancient al-Omari family. Youth Arshad al-Umari was born in Mosul, Iraq on 8 April 1888 when his father was Mayor of Mosul. He ...

(1888–1978), former Prime Minister of Iraq *

Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari Mustafa Mahmood Al-Umari (also Mustafa Mahmood Al-Omari) ( Arabic: مصطفى محمود العمري; 1894 – 1962) from Mosul, Iraq (Sunni-Arab) who became an Iraqi statesman. He served as prime minister from 9 July 1952 until 22 November 1952 ...

(1894–1962), Iraqi politician * Muhamed Barakat al-Omari, medical director of the emergency medicine department

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* Shihab al-Umari (1300–1349), a 14th-century Arab historian from Damascus *

Safia El Emari Safia El Emari ( arz, صفية العمري), (born Safia Mustafa Mohamed Omari, October 20, 1949, in El-Mahalla El-Kubra) is an Egyptian actress. She was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations in 1997, she resigned in 2006 i ...

(born 1949), Egyptian actress

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