Umar ibn al-Khattab R.A, the second of the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs. The evaluation of Amir al-Mu'minin Umar al-Farooq (RA), and his far-sighted policies is captured in a statement attributed to the Prophet SAW 'There were in the nations before you "inspired people", and if there is any one of them in my nation, it is Umar.'
