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Umar Bin Khattab, The Secon Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.

Umar, also spelled Omar, was one of the most powerful and influential Muslim caliphs in history. The exact date of the birth of Umar is not known, however, is that Umar was born around 579 AD, at Mecca. He was younger than the Holy Prophet of Islam by about ten years. He succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634.


Full name: Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
Assassinated: November 7, 644 AD, Medina
Spouse: Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Children: Abdullah ibn Umar, Hafsa bint Umar, Asim ibn Umar, more
Nicknames: Omar, Umar I

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