Omar Amiralay

Birthday: 1/1/1944
Deathday: 2/5/2011
Place of birth: Damascus, Syria
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: عمر أميرلاي

Biography

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.