# Umar (given name)

Umar is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Umar Faruq Abd-Allah (born 1948), American Islamic theologian
* Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (born 1986), Nigerian attempted bomber
* Umar Farouk Ahmed, Military Administrator of Cross River State, Nigeria
* Umar Seno Aji (1915–1984), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
* Umar Akmal (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar ibn Ali (died 680), Son of Ali ibn Abi Talib
* Umar al-Aqta (died 863), Emir of Malatya
* Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar (1940–2012), Jordanian Muslim scholar and Salafist preacher
* Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (c. 680–720), Umayyad caliph
* Umar al-Bitar (1886–1946), Syrian rebel leader
* Umar Abdullah al-Kunduzi (born 1979), Afghan terror detainee
* Umar Al-Qadri, Pakistani Irish Muslim scholar
* Umar al-Tilmisani (1904–1986), Third General Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
* Umar ibn Ibrahim ibn Waqid al-Umari, Governor of the Yemen
* Umar ibn al-Walid, Umayyad prince, Commander and Amir al-hajj
* Umar al-Zaydani (died 1706), Ottoman district governor
* Umar Amin (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Jauro Audi (born 1967), Nigerian politician
* Umar Baker, Dutch cricketer
* Umar Bakkalcha (1953?–1980), Ethiopian nationalist
* Umar Ata Bandial (born 1958), Pakistani judge
* Umar Bashiru (born 1997), Ghanaian footballer
* Umar Bhatti (born 1984), Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
* Umar Buba Bindir (born 1961), Nigerian agricultural engineer
* Umar Bologi II (born 1982), Etsu Patigi
* Umar of Borno (died 1881), Shehu of Bornu
* Umar Cheema (born 1976), Pakistani journalist
* Umar Farooq Dar, Pakistani politician
* Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota (1896–1958), Sindhi researcher, historian, linguist and scholar
* Umar Aftab Dhillon, Pakistani politician
* Umar Dimayev (1908–1972), Chechen accordionist
* Umar Din, Sultan of the Adal Sultanate
* Umar Saidu Doka, Nigerian politician
* Umar Usman Dukku, Nigerian politician
* Umar Dzambekov (born 1997), Russian-born Austrian professional boxer
* Umar Dzhabrailov (born 1958), Russian politician
* Umar Edelkhanov (born 1963), Russian weightlifter
* Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub, Nigerian politician
* Umar Eshmurodov (born 1992), Uzbekistani footballer
* Umar Kamaal Farooqui (born 1992), Indian politician and lawyer
* Umar Farooq (cricketer) (born 1979), Danish cricketer
* Umar Garba (born 1959), Nigerian academic
* Umar Ghalib (1930–2020), Somali politician
* Umar Gombe (born 1983), Nigerian actor
* Umar Gul (born 1982), Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer
* Umar Mohammed Gunu (born 1954), Nigerian Politician
* Umar bin Hafiz (born 1963), Yemeni Sunni Islamic scholar
* Umar ibn Hafsun, Al-Andalusian rebel political and military leader
* Umar Khayam Hameed (born 1989), British Pakistani athlete
* Umar Hassan, Eritrean commander
* Umar Bin Hassan (born 1948), American poet and recording artist
* Umar bin Haydar, Uzbek Emir of Bukhara
* Umar ibn Hubayra, Umayyad general and governor of Iraq
* Umar ibn Hafs Hazarmard (died 771), Abbasid provincial governor
* Umar Islam (born 1997), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Israilov (1982–2009), Chechen warlord
* Umar Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
* Umar Javed (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Hajee Ahmed Jhaveri, Indian South African businessman
* Umar Buba Jibrin (born 1960), Nigerian politician
* Umar Johnson (born 1974), American Afrocentrist psychologist and activist
* Umar Usman Kadafur (born 1976), Nigerian politician
* Umar Rida Kahhala (1905–1987), Syrian historian and writer
* Umar Kakumba, Ugandan management consultant and academic
* Umar Kamani (born 1988), English fashion retailer
* Umar Abdullahi Kamba (born 1968), Nigerian politician
* Umar Karsanov (born 1981), Russian footballer
* Umar Kayam (1932–2002), Indonesian sociologist and writer
* Umar Khalid (born 1987), Indian student activist
* Umar Daraz Khallil, Pakistani actor
* Umer Khan (cricketer) (born 1999), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Khan (umpire) (1919–1990), Pakistani cricketer and umpire
* Umar Ali Khan, Indian politician
* Umar Kiyani (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Komajago (died 1520), Kanfari of the Songhai Empire
* Umar Kremlev (born 1982), Russian sports official
* Umar Krupp, Ghanaian actor
* Umar Muda Lawal, Nigerian politician
* Umar Lee (born 1974), American writer
* Umar Lubis (born 1973), Indonesian actor
* Umar Makram (1750–1822), Egyptian political leader
* Umar ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Ma'mar (died 702/3), 7th-century Arab tribal leader
* Umar Nazir Mir (born 1993), Indian cricketer
* Umar Shaikh Mirza I (1356–1394), Timurid prince
* Umar Bala Mohammed (born 1998), Nigerian footballer
* Umar Sultan Mohamed (1956–2021), Sultan of the Arap
* Umar Muhammad (born 1975), American football player
* Umar Muhayshi (1941–1984), Libyan politician
* Umar Mustafa Al Muntasir (1939–2001), Prime Minister of Libya
* Umar Namadi (born 1963), Nigerian politician
* Umar Naseer, Maldivian politician
* Umar Nawaz (born 1986), Canadian cricketer
* Umar Nissar (born 1993), Indian cricketer
* Umar Nurmagomedov (born 1996), Russian mixed martial artist
* Umar Osman (born 2003), Malaysian sprinter
* Umar Farouk Osman (born 1998), Ghanaian footballer
* Umar Pate (born 1964), Nigerian academic
* Umar Patek (born 1970), Indonesian terrorist
* Umar Ramle (born 1996), Singaporean footballer
* Umar Rana (born 1975), Pakistani stand-up comedian
* Umar Rasheed (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Abdul-Razak (born 1975), Ghanaian agriculturist
* Umar Salamov (born 1994), Russian boxer
* Umar ibn Sa'd (died 686), son of prophet Muhammad's companion, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
* Umar Sadiq (born 1997), Nigerian footballer
* Umar Saif (born 1979), Pakistani computer scientist
* Umar Sani (born 1963), Nigerian politician and advisor to the government
* Umar Semata (born 1987), Ugandan Muay Thai fighter
* Umar Siddiq (born 1992), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Ibrahim Tsauri, Nigerian politician
* Umar ibn Umar, Muslim Wali of Septimania
* Umar Waheed (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer
* Umar Walasma (died 1276), Sultan of Ifat
* Umar Wirahadikusumah (1924–2003)), Vice President of Indonesia
* Umar Yusuf Yabo, Nigerian politician
* Umar Zahir (born 1963), Maldivian singer
* Umar Zahir (politician), (1936–2021), Maldivian politician
* Umar Farooq Zahoor (born 1975), Norwegian-born Pakistani businessman
* Umar Zango (born 1994), Nigerian footballer