Omar ibn Said
Omar Ibn Said | |
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Restored and colorized ambrotype of Omar ibn Said, c. 1850 | |
| Born | Omar ibn Sayyid c. 1770 |
| Died | 1864 (aged 93–94) |
| Other names | Uncle Moreau, Prince Omeroh |
| Education | Formal Islamic education in Senegal |
| Known for | Islamic scholar, author of slave narratives |
Omar ibn Said (Arabic: عمر بن سعيد, romanized: ʿUmar bin Saeed or Omar ben Saeed; c. 1770–1864) was a Fula Muslim scholar from Futa Toro in West Africa (present-day Senegal), who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807 during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Remaining enslaved for the remainder of his life, he wrote a series of Arabic-language works on history and theology, including a short autobiography.