Omar Alghabra

Omar Alghabra
عمر الغبرا
Alghabra in 2021
Minister of Transport
In office
January 12, 2021[1] – July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byMarc Garneau
Succeeded byPablo Rodriguez
Member of Parliament
for Mississauga Centre
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Member of Parliament
for Mississauga—Erindale
In office
January 23, 2006 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byCarolyn Parrish
Succeeded byBob Dechert
Personal details
Born (1969-10-24) October 24, 1969 (age 54)
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Citizenship
  • Canadian
  • Syrian[2]
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceMississauga[3]

Omar Alghabra PC MP (Arabic: عمر الغبرا, romanizedʿUmar al-Ḡabrā; born October 24, 1969) is a Saudi-born Syrian-Canadian politician who served as Canada's minister of transport from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he has represented the riding of Mississauga Centre in the House of Commons since the 2015 election. He was previously the member of Parliament (MP) for Mississauga—Erindale from 2006 to 2008.

  1. ^ "PM to shuffle cabinet with Navdeep Bains retiring from politics". CTVNews. January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dion Among a Dozen MPs with Dual Citizenships". CBC News. December 8, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

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