{{short description|Pakistani cricket patron}} {{distinguish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Nadeem Omar | image = Nadeem Omar.png | caption = Nadeem Omar in 2020 | birth_date = | birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | occupation = Business executive <br/> Former scrabble player | known_for = Owner of Quetta Gladiators }} '''Nadeem Omar''' is a Pakistani business executive and former scrabble player who is known nationally and internationally for his contributions to sports.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1586159|title=Nadeem Omar elected new PSA president|first=the|last=Newspaper|date=October 21, 2020|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> He has been the president of the Pakistan Scrabble Association since October 2020 and the president of the Karachi City Cricket Association since May 2018. He is also the president of the Pakistan Cricket Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564735-true-patron-sports|title=A true patron of sports | Sports | thenews.com.pk|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref>
He is also the owner of the Pakistan Super League franchise Quetta Gladiators and Omar Associates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1284140|title=Nadeem Omar announces cash awards for Karachi teams|date=September 17, 2016|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Nadeem Omar was born in 1957 in Karachi to a family of five siblings.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoreline.org/nadeem-omar-patron-saint-of-pakistan-cricket/|title=Nadeem Omar: a patron saint of Pakistan cricket ||author=Staff Reporter|date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> He received his education from the Cantt Public School, Karachi.<ref name="auto1"/> At the age of 17, he joined Merchant Marine Academy and upon graduation was inducted into the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.<ref name="auto1" /> He left Merchant Navy at the age of 34 as a chief officer.<ref name="auto1" />
In May 2018, he was elected the president of the Karachi City Cricket Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/315700-new-kcca-chief-nadeem-aims-to-revive-game-in-karachi|title=New KCCA chief Nadeem aims to revive game in Karachi|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> In October 2020, he was elected the president of the Pakistan Scrabble Association after the retirement of Goshpi Avari.<ref name="auto" />
He is the owner of Omar Associates.<ref name="auto1"/>
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