Captain Tawfiq Omar was the Commanding Officer of the SSV Ypres from 2180 CE until its de-commissioning in 2196 CE. A devout Muslim and a veteran of the First Contact War, he disliked fighting and saw himself more as a guide and teacher to his crewmen than a commander. He was notable as one of the few people who managed to engender respect from the normally-misanthropic Cmdr. James Skinner.