Omar Shahabudin McDoom (born 1972 or 1973) is a British political scientist who works at the London School of Economics.
Omar Shahabudin McDoom was born in London on 1972 or 1973, the son of Leila R. McDoom (a legal secretary) and Shahabudin Mohamed McDoom (a prosecutor). Omar's parents were immigrants from Georgetown, Guyana. His sister is Opheera McDoom, a journalist for Reuters based in Sudan. Omar received degrees in law from King's College London and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University, and a PhD in development studies from the London School of Economics. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship in the department of politics at the University of Oxford in 2009.