Hossein Omoumi (born 1944)[1] is an Iranian-born master musician of the ney (reed flute),[2] composer,[3] scholar, and teacher of Persian traditional music.
He is the Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts in the department of music within the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
[4] Omoumi started studying at the age of 14 the ney, the traditional reed flute of Iran;[1] and studied music under ney master Hassan Kassai.
[5] Early in his career he taught at the National Conservatory of Music in Iran.
[2][5] He is also known for original work with Persian traditional drums, particularly the tombak and daf.