Omar Qirem

Omar Qirem is Chief Executive Officer of Edelman Middle East and is responsible for the business in the region, including three offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh. 

Born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Omar has twenty years' strategy and communications experience in government, agency and corporate roles in Europe and the Middle East. 

He has provided communications counsel for private-sector campaigns, major government initiatives, and public policy issues.