Esam Omeish

Esam S. Omeish
Born (1967-12-19) December 19, 1967 (age 56)
Tripoli, Libya
Alma materGeorgetown University
Georgetown University School of Medicine
OccupationSurgeon
Employer(s)Inova Alexandria Hospital; Washington County Hospital; Esam S Omeish MD PC (President)[1]
Known forFormer Chief of General Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Former President of
Muslim American Society; 2009 State Assemblyman primary election candidate in the 35th District of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Political partyDemocratic
Board member ofDar al Hijrah Islamic Center
SpouseBadria Kafala
ChildrenAbrar, Anwar, Yousof, Ibrahim
Websiteomeishfordelegate.com

Esam S. Omeish (born December 19, 1967) is a Libyan-born American physician and chief of the Division of General Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital since 2006.[2] He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque and former President of the Muslim American Society (MAS).

As President of the MAS in 2005, Omeish represented the organization at a news conference announcing an anti-terrorism campaign launched by a coalition of US-based Muslim groups.

In August 2007, Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine appointed Omeish to the Virginia Commission on Immigration. In 2009, he unsuccessfully ran for State Assemblyman in a primary election in the 35th District of the Virginia House of Delegates.

  1. ^ "Esam S Omeish; Statement of Economic Interests: Salary/Wages". Virginia Public Access Project. Vpap.org. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
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