Omar Suleiman

Omar Suleiman
16th Vice President of Egypt
In office 29 January 2011 – 11 February 2011[1]
President	Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by	Hosni Mubarak*
Succeeded by	Sami Hafez Anan (Deputy Chairman)
Director of the General Intelligence Directorate
In office 22 January 1993 – 31 January 2011
President	Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by	Nour El Dien Afeefy
Succeeded by	Murad Muwafi
Personal details
Born	(1936-07-02)2 July 1936 Qena, Egypt
Died	19 July 2012(2012-07-19) (aged 76)[2] Cleveland, Ohio, US[3]
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Egyptian Military Academy Frunze Military Academy Ain Shams University Cairo University
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Army
Years of service	1954-1993
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	North Yemen Civil War[4] Six-Day War October War
Office vacant from 14 October 1981 – 29 January 2011.

Omar Suleiman (Arabic: عمر سليمان, 2 July 1936-19 July 2012) was an Egyptian general, diplomat, and politician. He was the spy intelligence chief from 1993 to 2011 while Hosni Mubarak was President of Egypt. In January 2011 Suleiman was appointed vice-president by Mubarak. He served until they left in early February 2011. In 2012, Suleiman wanted to be president but was disqualified from running. He was not seen in public since Mubarak's regime ended. On 19 July 2012, Suleiman died in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. from heart attack while undergoing medical trials.

1. ↑ *"Former Vice President Omar Suleiman". Egypt State Information Service. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
   "Egypt State Information Service: Statement of the Vice President of the Republic". Egypt State Information Service. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
2. ↑ "Former Egyptian spy chief dies". BBC News. 19 July 2012.
3. ↑ "Egypt's former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman dies in US". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
4. ↑ Black, Ian (30 January 2011). "Egypt protests – as they happened". The Guardian. London.