Omar Hilale

Omar Hilale (Tamazight: ⵄⵓⵎⴰⵔ ⵀⵉⵍⴰⵍ; Arabic: عمر هلال; born 1 January 1951 in Agadir) is a Moroccan career diplomat.

[1] Hilale is a graduate of the Mohammed V University in Rabat where he obtained a bachelor's degree in political science in 1974.

[1] On 8 April 2020, he was appointed co-facilitator for the process of strengthening the United Nations human rights treaty bodies.

[2] In February 2021 he presented a letter to the UN from on behalf of Morocco, alleging that the Polisario Front fabricated reports of armed conflict and human rights violations against the Sahrawi people and incited violence in league with Algerian state media.

[7][5] In July 2021, he expressed support for "self-determination" of the Kabyle people, leading to Algeria recalling its ambassador in Morocco.