Abdel Hakim Amer
Egyptian politician and general
Died when: 47 years 277 days (573 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer (Egyptian Arabic: ???? ??? ?????? ????, IPA: [mæ'hæmmæd ?æbdelhæ'ki?m '?æ?me?]; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967) 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 to 1965.
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