Omar Ahmad

Omar Ahmad
Born1959
Amman, Jordan
Alma materSanta Clara University
Occupation(s)Businessman, 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.