POLITICIAN

Omar Suleiman

1936 - 2012

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Omar Suleiman has received more than 245,141 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Suleiman is the 5,055th most popular politician (up from 6,132nd in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 271st in 2019) and the 113th most popular Egyptian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Omar Suleiman ranks 5,055 out of 19,576Before him are Pedro Pires, Saionji Kinmochi, Maria Teresa of Savoy, García II of Galicia, Fa Ngum, and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. After him are Bernhardus Varenius, António Lobo Antunes, Mehdi Bazargan, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Uija of Baekje, and Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Omar Suleiman ranks 87Before him are Jacques Charrier, Anna German, Jill Ireland, Kenneth G. Wilson, Christine Nöstlinger, and Petar Mladenov. After him are Eric Walter Elst, Samuel C. C. Ting, Leonel Sánchez, Jean M. Auel, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Héctor Elizondo. Among people deceased in 2012, Omar Suleiman ranks 73Before him are Renato Dulbecco, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Chris Marker, David Kelly, Warda Al-Jazairia, and Gustav Leonhardt. After him are Teófilo Stevenson, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Santiago Carrillo, Paul L. Smith, and Kathryn Joosten.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Omar Suleiman ranks 237 out of 642Before him are Jawhar (911), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Prince Rahotep (-2700), An-Nasir Muhammad (1285), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), and Tjuyu (-1401). After him are Neferure (-1500), Shoshenq II (-1000), Huda Sha'arawi (1879), Al-Said Barakah (1260), Osorkon II (-1000), and Nahshon (null).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Omar Suleiman ranks 113Before him are Yuya (-1500), Al-Mustansir Billah (1029), Sufi Abu Taleb (1925), Ahmed Aboul Gheit (1942), Prince Rahotep (-2700), and An-Nasir Muhammad (1285). After him are Neferure (-1500), Shoshenq II (-1000), Al-Said Barakah (1260), Osorkon II (-1000), Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), and Neferkare II (-2150).