In 2009 a federal court of appeals in San Francisco found that Ashcroft could be sued and held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of material witness Abdullah al-Kidd – an American citizen arrested in March 2003 and held for 13 months in maximum security to be used as a witness in the trial of Sami Omar Al-Hussayen ( who himself was acquitted of all charges of supporting terrorism ).

-a commentary on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Abdullah Dougan-a modern Sufi's understanding.

Ala Bassam Abdullah Bani-Nimra, 13, of Salfit, killed by IDF gunfire to his head during a demonstration. Thaer Ali Daoud Omar Muala, 17, Amari refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his head during a demonstration at Ayosh Junction.

Abdullah Dougan, a modern Naqshbandi Sufi, provides commentary on the role and contribution of Omar Khayyam to Sufi thought.

His sons include Abdullah, Ahmed, Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman and Asim Abdulrahman.

Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmonov met with Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Omar Abdullah.

It was further reported ( and photographed ) that they met with Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah.

Omar Abdullah, son of former J & K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, served as a Minister of State for External Affairs.

Malaysia's Election Commission officials announced Anwar won by an astounding majority against Arif Shah Omar Shah of National Front coalition and over Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's United Malays National Organisation ( UMNO ).

It has been led subsequently by the Sheikh's son Farooq Abdullah ( 1981 – 2002 ) and his son Omar Abdullah ( 2002 – 2009 ).

The JKNC led by Farooq's son Omar Abdullah emerged as a single largest party, winning 28 seats.

Omar Abdullah became the Chief Minister of this coalition government on 5 January 2009.

Abdullah Mohamed Omar ( 26 May 1934 – 13 March 2004 ), better known as Dullah Omar, was a South African anti-Apartheid activist, lawyer, and a minister in the South African cabinet from 1994 till his death.

Abu ` Abdullah Muhammad Ibn ‘ Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami ( Arabic ) ( c. 130-207 AH ; c. 748-822 AD ), commonly referred to as al-Waqidi ( Arabic: ), was an early Muslim historian and biographer of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad specializing in his campaigns.

Sultan Ibrahim's calls for secession inspired the formation of Persatuan Kebangsaan Melayu Johor ( PKMJ ) the following month, a secessionist movement led by Ungku Abdullah bin Omar, a relative of Sultan Ibrahim who was serving as one of Johor's state executive councillor.

In 2009 a federal court of appeals found that former Attorney General John Ashcroft could be sued personally for wrongful detention by material witness Abdullah al-Kidd, an American citizen arrested in 2003 and held for 16 days in maximum security prisons to be used as a witness in the trial of Sami Omar Al-Hussayen ( who himself was acquitted of all charges of supporting terrorism ).

The others who also remained were: Alyan Muhammad Ali al-Wa ' eli, Bassam Abdullah bin Bushar al-Nahdi, Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed al-Ansari, Omar Ahmad Omar al-Hubishi, Ammar Abadah Nasser al-Wa ' eli, Samir Abduh Sa ' id al-Maktawi, Abdulrab Muhammad Muhammad Ali al-Sayfi, Abu Nasr al-Tunisi, Abu Mu ' az al-Jeddawi and Amin Saad Muhammad al-Zumari.

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah has blamed Geelani for the rise in militancy and bloodshed in Kashmir, while Omar's father and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah has urged Geelani to follow a path which would " save Kashmiri people from further destruction ".

Their son, Omar Abdullah is also involved in state and national politics, and has been a member of the Lok Sabha and is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

* 1123 – Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher ( b. 1048 )

* 2010 – Omar Rayo, Colombian artist ( b. 1928 )

* 2009 – Omar Bongo, Gabonese politician, President of Gabon ( b. 1935 )

* 2004 – Dullah Omar, South African lawyer ( b. 1934 )

* September 16 – Omar Mukhtar, the leader of Libyan resistance ( b. 1862?

* September 7 – Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei ( b. 1914 )

* April 8 – Omar N. Bradley, 5 Star General US Army ( b. 1893 )

* July 31 – Omar Torrijos, Panamanian leader ( b. 1929 )

* December 4 – Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher ( b. 1048 )

* July 19 – Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general, diplomat and intelligence officer ( b. 1936 )

Damad Haji Muhammad ' Ali Pasha ' Alioglu ( b. at Hamshin, 1813 ; d. at Constantinople, 30 June 1868 ), Marshal of the Artillery 1844, Naval C-in-C 1845-1847, 1848-1849, 1851-1852, 1855-1858, 1858-1863 and 1866-1867, Supreme C-in-C 1849-1851, 1853-1854 and 1861-1863, and Grand Vazier 1852-1853, son of Haji Omar Agha.

Professor Omar El Barasi ( b. 1951 ), who once managed the Libyan branch of AGIP company, was born in Tobruk and gained his doctorate in Petroleum engineering from Waseda University, Japan ..

* Omar Linares ( b. 1967 ), Cuban baseball player and Olympic medalist

Al-Habib Omar b. Ahmed Bin Sumeit ( d. 1976 ) studied in Arab countries before serving as teacher and qadi in Madagascar, Zanzibar, and, after 1964, the Comoros.

Subsequently other topics would be explored in films such as Omar Guetlato of Merzak Allouache ; this production, which has been a significant success, is a chronicle of the difficulties that can meet the urban youth.

The eleventh century Persian mathematician Omar Khayyám saw a strong relationship between geometry and algebra, and was moving in the right direction when he helped to close the gap between numerical and geometric algebra with his geometric solution of the general cubic equations, but the decisive step came later with Descartes.

His youngest son, Mahomed Omar Jan, was born in 1889 of an Afghan mother, connected by descent with the Barakzai family.

He has been portrayed by actors Omar Berdouni in United 93, and Zak Santiago in Flight 93.

A more general binomial theorem and the so-called " Pascal's triangle " were known in the 10th-century A. D. to Indian mathematician Halayudha and Persian mathematician Al-Karaji, in the 11th century to Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam, and in the 13th century to Chinese mathematician Yang Hui, who all derived similar results .< ref > Al-Karaji also provided a mathematical proof of both the binomial theorem and Pascal's triangle, using mathematical induction.

Chadian president Idriss Déby accuses Sudanese President Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of trying to " destabilize our country, to drive our people into misery, to create disorder and export the war from Darfur to Chad.

In 1886 Said Ali bin Said Omar, Sultan of Bambao, signed an agreement with the French government that allowed France to establish a protectorate over the entire island of Ngazidja ( Grande Comore ; protectorates were also established over Ndzwani ( Anjouan ), and Mwali ( Mohéli island in French ) the same year.

During liberation war in Algeria, the Algerian Psychiatrist Frantz Omar Fanon found his practice of treatment of native Algerians ineffective due to the continuation of the horror of a colonial war.

In the short week of free agency Carolina signed TE Jeremy Shockey, TE Ben Hartsock, LB Omar Gaither, WR Legedu Naanee, QB Derek Anderson and K Olindo Mare.

His successor was his nephew, Ismail Omar Guelleh.

On May 12, 2001, President Ismail Omar Guelleh presided over the signing of what is termed the final peace accord officially ending the decade-long civil war between the government and the armed faction of the FRUD, led by Ahmed Dini Ahmed, an Afar nationalist and former Gouled political ally.

In the presidential election held April 8, 2005 Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected to a second 6-year term at the head of a multi-party coalition that included the FRUD and other major parties.

The parliamentary party system is dominated by the People's Rally for Progress and the current President is Ismail Omar Guelleh.

In 1999, President Hassan Gouled Aptidon's chief of staff, head of security, and key adviser for over 20 years, Ismail Omar Guelleh was elected to the Presidency as the RPP candidate.

Ismail Omar Guelleh took the oath of office as the second President of the Republic of Djibouti on May 8, 1999, with the support of an alliance between the RPP and the government-recognized section of the Afar-led FRUD.

On 12 May 2001, President Ismail Omar Guelleh presided over the signing of what is termed the final peace accord officially ending the decade-long civil war between the government and the armed faction of the FRUD.

Eritrea's President Isaias visited Djibouti in early 2001 and President Ismail Omar Guelleh made a reciprocal visit to Asmara in the early summer of 2001.

While Djibouti ’ s President Ismail Omar Guelleh has close ties with Ethiopia ’ s ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ( EPRDF ), he has tried to maintain an even hand, developing relations with Eritrea.

Eisenhower ( 2nd from left ) and Omar Bradley ( 2nd from right ) were members of the 1912 West Point football team.

It was founded circa 1958 – 1959 after the publication of its ( first ) holy book the Principia Discordia, written by Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst after a series of shared hallucinations at a bowling alley.

* 1935 – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon ( d. 2009 )

Many of the nation's leftists, pointing to a similar crash that had killed Panamanian President Omar Torrijos Herrera less than three months later, blamed the United States government.