Omar Saidou Tall
Hadji Oumarûl Foutiyou Tall (ʿUmar ibn Saʿīd al-Fūtī Ṭaʿl, Arabic: حاج عمر بن سعيد الفوتي طعل, c. 1794 – 1864 CE), born in Futa Tooro, present day Senegal, was a West African Tijani sufi Toucouleur Islamic scholar and military commander who founded the short-lived Toucouleur Empire, which encompassed much of what is now Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania and Mali.
| Oumar Foutiyou Tall | |
|---|---|
| El Hadji, Khalifa, Amir al-Mu'minin | |
Graffiti of Omar Tall in Dakar, Senegal | |
| Reign | 1852–1864 |
| Successor | Ahmadu Tall |
| Born | Oumar Tall c. 1796 Halvar, Mali |
| Died | 10 February 1865 (aged 68–69) Bandiagara Escarpment |
| Religion | Islam |
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