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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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Soliman Omar; Sulaiman Omar; Sulayman Umar
Birth date	July 02, 1936
Birth place	Qena , Kingdom of Egypt
Religion	Islam
Date of death	July 19, 2012
Place of death	Cleveland , United States
Education	Ain Shams University Military academies in Russia Cairo University Egyptian Military Academy

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