Qais Akbar Omar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1982 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Writer, carpet producer |
| Language | English |
| Education | MFA creative writing |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Period | 2013–present |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Notable works | A Fort of Nine Towers |
| Spouse | Mai Wang |
Qais Akbar Omar (born November 18, 1982) is an Afghan-American writer. Omar is the author of A Fort of Nine Towers, an autobiography of his childhood in Afghanistan during the years of the civil war and the Taliban from 1992 to 2001.