Omar Ahmad
American activist; co-founder of CAIR (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omar Ahmad (Arabic: عمر أحمد; born 1959) was the founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington D.C.-based Muslim civil rights organization.[1] He also worked for the Islamic Association of Palestine, a precursor to CAIR.[2][3][4]
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).
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Omar Ahmad | |
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Born | 1959 Amman, Jordan |
Alma mater | Santa Clara University |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, founder of Council on American-Islamic Relations |
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