Name: Omar Amiralay
Birthday: 01 January 1944
Deathday: 05 February 2011
Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Known For: Directing
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.
