Al-Omari

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The al-Omari (also spelt Alomari or el-Umari or Omary) (Arabic: العمري) is a family that are descent from Umar, the second caliph, or leader, of the Rashidun Caliphate.

The Jordanian al-Omaris produced a number of Sunni religious scholars and Ottoman walis, statesmen and governors, during the Ottoman period and the British mandate in Iraq and Palestine. They were part of a highly educated intellectual Sunni elite. They also served various governments during the Mandatory and Monarchic periods of Iraqi history. Al-Omaris are known as Farooqi in Turkey, South Asia, and some part of the Arab world.

The "al-Omari" family name is also found in abundance in Irbid-Jordan, especially in Dayr Yousef, Kufr Asad, Habaka, Marow and Um Qays/ Um Qais, and in other places in nearby countries such as Sandala, Yafa, Jineen (Palestine) and throughout Yemen.