Adnan Omran (Arabic: عدنان عمران) (born 1934) is a Syrian diplomat and politician who served as information minister from 2000 to 2003.
He also received a diploma in diplomatic studies and international law from Columbia University in New York City in 1964.
[1] After graduation, Omran began to serve as a member of the permanent mission of Syria to the United Nations in 1964.
Next he was appointed director of the international organisations department and special offices at the Syrian foreign ministry.
[8] However, on 29 January 2001, Omran argued that the term civil society was developed by the US and that its meaning was modified by the opposition groups in Syria in an attempt to form political parties.