Omar Ibn Said
African scholar and enslaved man
- Fame49.6
- Momentum0.0
- Writers rank#248
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- Fame49.6
- Momentum0.0
- Writers rank#248
- Wikipedia3.8K
Lived 1770–1864, aged 94
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Updated 2026-08-12
Omar ibn Said was a Fula Muslim scholar from Futa Toro in West Africa, who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807 during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Remaining enslaved for the remainder of his life, he wrote a series of Arabic-language works on history and theology, including a short autobiography.
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Historical11.7
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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- عمر ابن سعید (غلام)Low confidencewikipedia · ur.wikipedia.org
- Omar ibn SaidLow confidencewikipedia · af.wikipedia.org
- عمر بن سعيدLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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