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Omar Amiralay | |
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| عمر أميرالاي | |
| Born | 20 October 1944 |
| Died | 5 February 2011 (aged 66) Damascus, Syria |
| Years active | 1970–2011 |
| Awards | Berlin International Film Festival – Interfilm Award – Otto Dibelius Film Award 1976 Everyday Life in a Syrian Village |
Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي) (20 October 1944 – 5 February 2011) was a Syrian documentary film director and civil society activist. He is noted for the political criticism in his films, and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.