Omar Alghabra

Who is Omar Alghabra?

Omar Alghabra is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Mississauga—Erindale in the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2008.

Alghabra graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in engineering and in 2000 received his Master of Business Administration from York University.

He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 election as a member of the Liberal caucus, and was an active organizer for Gerard Kennedy's leadership bid. He was the opposition critic for Citizenship and Immigration, and later for Natural Resources.

He was narrowly defeated by Bob Dechert in the 2008 election, and again in the 2011 election by a more decisive margin.