Omar Suleiman
Politician
1936 – 2012
Who was Omar Suleiman?
Omar Mahmoud Suleiman was an Egyptian army general, politician, diplomat, and intelligence officer. A leading figure in Egypt's intelligence system beginning in 1986, Suleiman was appointed to the long-vacant Vice Presidency by President Hosni Mubarak on 29 January 2011. On 11 February 2011, Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation and ceased being Vice President; governing power was transferred to the Armed Forces Supreme Council, of which Suleiman was not a member. A new head of intelligence services was appointed by the ruling Supreme Council. Suleiman withdrew from the political scene and did not appear in public after announcing Mubarak's resignation.
Millions of Egyptian citizens involved in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 opposed Suleiman or Mubarak remaining in power without elections taking place. Human rights groups tied Suleiman’s career to a regime marked by widespread human rights abuses, and asserted that many Egyptians "see Suleiman as Mubarak II." Torture victims and human rights groups charged that Suleiman oversaw the systematic use of torture on detainees and that in at least one instance he personally tortured a detainee during his career in intelligence. In response to the 2011 protests, Suleiman blamed foreign influence and appealed to protestors to go home.
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- Born
- Jul 2, 1936
Qena - Also known as
- عمر محمود سليمان
- Parents
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Ain Shams University
Political Science - Egyptian Military Academy
(1954 - ) - Master's Degree, Cairo University
Political Science - Master's Degree
Military science
- Bachelor's degree, Ain Shams University
- Died
- Jul 19, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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