Mohamed Ben Omar

Mohamed Ben Omar
Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Protection
In office
27 April 2017  3 May 2020
PresidentMahamadou Issoufou
Prime MinisterBrigi Rafini
Preceded byYahouza Sadissou
Succeeded byTBD
Minister of Higher Education
In office
15 April 2016  April 2017
PresidentMahamadou Issoufou
Prime MinisterBrigi Rafini
Preceded byAsmane Abdou
Succeeded by?
Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly of the 6th Republic
In office
March 2011  April 2016
Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly of the 4th Republic
In office
14 November 2009  18 February 2010
Minister of Communications
In office
2007–2009
PresidentMamadou Tandja
Prime MinisterSeyni Oumarou
Personal details
Born(1965-01-01)1 January 1965
Tesker, Niger
Died3 May 2020(2020-05-03) (aged 55)
Niamey, Niger
Political partyNigerien Social Democratic Party (2015–2020)
Rally for Democracy and Progress (before 2015)
ProfessionTeacher
Politician

Mohamed Ben Omar (1 January 1965 – 3 May 2020) was a Nigerien educator and politician. Omar served as a government minister in several cabinets, most recently as Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Protection from April 2017 until his death on 3 May 2020. Omar also founded the Nigerien Social Democratic Party (PSD) in 2015.