Omar Suleiman
| Omar Mahmoud Suleiman عمر محمود سليمان |
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| 16th Vice-President of Egypt | |
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In office 29 January 2011 – 11 February 2011 |
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| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Hosni Mubarak* |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Mekki |
| Director of the General Intelligence Directorate | |
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In office 22 January 1993 – 31 January 2011 |
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| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Nour El Dien Afeefy |
| Succeeded by | Murad Muwafi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 July 1936 Qena, Egypt |
| Died | 19 July 2012 (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
Egyptian Military Academy Frunze Military Academy Ain Shams University Cairo University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1993 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Battles/wars |
North Yemen Civil War Six-Day War October War |
| * Office vacant from 14 October 1981 – 29 January 2011. | |
Omar Mahmoud Suleiman (Arabic: عمر محمود سليمان, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomɑɾ seleˈmæːn]; 2 July 1936 – 19 July 2012) 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." Tortured 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.
On 19 July 2012, it was announced that Suleiman had died at Cleveland Clinic at the age of 76.
Suleiman was born in Qena in Upper Egypt. In 1954 at the age of 18, he moved to Cairo to enroll in Egypt's prestigious Military Academy. He received additional military training in the Soviet Union at Moscow's Frunze Military Academy. He participated in both the Six-Day and October wars. In the mid-1980s, Suleiman earned additional degrees, including a bachelor's degree from Ain Shams University and a master's degree from Cairo University, both in political science. A fluent English speaker, Suleiman was transferred to military intelligence, where he worked on Egypt-United States relations.
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