ʻĀmir, ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm, 1919-1967

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
עאמר, עבד אל-חכים, 1919-1967
Name (Latin)
ʻĀmir, ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm, 1919-1967
Name (Arabic)
عامر، عبد الحكيم
Other forms of name
عامر، محمد عبد الحكيم
Date of birth
1919-12-11
Date of death
1967-09-14
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 45105857
Wikidata: Q307226
Library of congress: n 85334129
BGU10: 000131992
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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