Omar Alghabra

Omar Alghabra PC MP (Arabic: عمر الغبرا, romanized: ʿUmar al-Ḡabrā; born October 24, 1969) is a Saudi-born Syrian-Canadian politician who served as Canada's minister of transport from 2021 to 2023.

[4] Alghabra has stated that he remembers living a sheltered life there, attending private school and visiting Syria in the summer.

After his political defeat in the 2008 general election, Alghabra joined ENBALA Power Networks as their vice president for corporate development.

[7] Alghabra returned to the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science after being appointed a distinguished visiting professor.

When an MP retired, Alghabra left General Electric to run as the Liberal candidate in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Mississauga—Erindale.

Following a motion condemning Islamophobia amidst death threats to Muslim MPs, Alghabra stated that his primary concern was his staff who process these messages.

[5] He worked on the cases on John Ridsdel, Joshua Boyle and helped assisting Canadians stranded by Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean.

Alghabra was tasked with working directly with victims' families of the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752.

[18] In January 2025, Alghabra, alongside International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen went on a Middle Eastern tour to discuss regional issues after the fall of the Assad regime the previous December.