Omar Amiralay

Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 1, 1944
Day of Death: February 5, 2011 (67 years old)
Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي) (1944 — 5 February 2011)was a Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist. He is noted for the strong political criticism in his films and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.