Ómar Ragnarsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ómar.

Ómar Ragnarsson at the Edda Awards 2007.

Ómar Ragnarsson (born September 16, 1940) is an Icelandic politician and environmentalist as well as a former entertainer and news reporter. He is the founder and chairman of the environmentalist party Iceland's Movement – Living Land which took part in the 2007 parliamentary elections. Ómar is the father of media personality Þorfinnur Ómarsson.

Recognition

Ómar was picked as man of the year in 2006 by Stöð 2 (Channel two) in Iceland in 2006 and by Rás 2 (Radio two, government-run radio station) for his fight for Icelandic nature.

External links

• Ómar Ragnarsson at the Internet Movie Database
• News article (Icelandic)

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