Omar Ahmad

This article is about the founder of CAIR. For the American politician, see Omar Ahmad (American politician). For those of a similar name, see Omar Ahmed (disambiguation).
Omar Ahmad
Born1959 (age 66–67)
Amman, Jordan
Alma materSanta Clara University
OccupationsBusinessman, founder of Council on American-Islamic Relations

Omar Ahmad (Arabic: عمر أحمد; born 1959) is the founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington D.C.–based Muslim civil rights organization. He also worked for the Islamic Association of Palestine, a precursor to CAIR.

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