Born at Bayonne Medical Center and raised on Cottage Street, Omar is a product of Bayonne public schools. He attended Mary J. Donahue School and Bayonne High School, where he wrestled and served as team captain. Those years taught him the values Bayonne is known for: discipline, resilience, and loyalty to the people around you.

Omar comes from a working family that built a life through sacrifice. His father immigrated from Egypt to the United States at 28 with very little, then worked long hours in New York City so his children could have a better future. He took on demanding jobs serving food from a halal truck, driving a cab, and cleaning apartments. Omar’s mother worked at Dunkin’ Donuts serving coffee. That is the Bayonne story: families doing everything they can to stay rooted in the city they love.

At 17, Omar brought that same work ethic to building a small business in Bayonne on Broadway. He created jobs and learned what it really takes to keep a business open, making payroll, paying insurance, navigating red tape, and surviving when costs rise. He later earned a finance degree from Rutgers University in 2022, giving him the skills to understand budgets, spending, and the financial decisions that affect property taxes, rents, and city services.

Bayonne is changing fast, and many residents feel the pressure every month. Rising home values and rents are making the city more expensive, especially for the many households who rent. Families feel squeezed by high property taxes and growing bills, and they also worry about whether development is being managed in a way that protects neighborhoods, parking, schools, infrastructure, and overall quality of life. Omar is running because Ward 2 and midtown Bayonne should never be treated as an afterthought while decisions are made behind closed doors.

As a council member, Omar will focus on practical leadership that puts the community first. He will fight to reduce the cost burden on families through smarter budgeting, stronger oversight of spending, and better use of redevelopment revenue so taxpayers and renters are not left carrying the load. He will defend affordability by protecting tenants, supporting responsible growth, and insisting that development delivers real community benefits, not just approvals. He will take on water and sewer costs by demanding transparency, exploring every legal avenue for relief, and making Bayonne’s voice stronger at the county and state level. He will work to improve quality of life in Ward 2 by addressing speeding, parking, noise, package theft, and the everyday issues residents raise but too often feel ignored. He will also be present and accountable, answering calls, following up, and treating constituent service as the job, not a side task.

Omar is not running to join a political club. He is running to be a full time advocate for the people who built this city: working families, seniors, small business owners, commuters, renters, and lifelong Bayonne residents who want to stay without being priced out. Bayonne raised him, and now he is ready to fight for Bayonne block by block, starting in Ward 2.