ʻĀmir, ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm, 1919-1967
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Sources of Information
- Imām, ʻA.A. Nāṣir wa-ʻĀmir, 1985:t.p. (ʻĀmir) p. 5 (ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm ʻĀmir, al-nāʼib al-awwal li-raʼīs Miṣr) data from Karachi (1919-1967)
Wikipedia description:
Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer (11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967), better known as Abdel Hakim Amer, was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the military coup that overthrew King Farouk in 1952. After leading Egyptian forces in the 1956 Suez war, he was appointed Minister for Defense by President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was Egyptian Vice President between 1958 and 1965. In October 1959, he assumed the role of Syria's governor, holding presidential authority.
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