Omar Imady (Arabic: عمر العمادي, born July 8, 1966) is a Syrian American scholar, novelist, and poet.

[10] The novel weaves Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions to tell the story of a Damascene man who becomes totally consumed with the idea that Damascus is the site of the Second Coming of Jesus.

[27] After careers at the UNDP,[28] and the New York Institute of Technology (Amman Campus),[29] Imady joined the Center for Syrian Studies at the University of St Andrews in 2012.

[30] In this capacity, he wrote regularly to the center's blog Inspired by Syria,[31] and appeared frequently on TV and Radio channels, including FRANCE 24,[32] TRT World,[33] and Euronews.

[34] In the spring of 2021, Imady left the Center for Syrian Studies to become a full time author, though he remains a Fellow at the centre.