- Born
- January 1, 1944
- Died
- February 5, 2011 (aged 67)
- Place of birth
- Damascus, Syria
- 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.