Jamal Aldin Omar (January 1960 – 25 March 2020)[1] was a general in the Sudanese Armed Forces.

He was also known as Jamal Aldin Omer,[2] Jamal Aldin Omar Ibrahim,[3] and Jamal Al-Din Omar Mohammed.[4] Other transliterations of his name include: Gamal al-Din Omar,[5][6] Jamal-Eddin Omer Ibrahim,[7] and Gamal al-Din Omer Ibrahim.[8][9]

Omar served as chief of Sudan's military intelligence under Omar al-Bashir until September 2018, when he was replaced by Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa.[4] After al-Bashir was deposed, Omar became a member of the Transitional Military Council in May 2019, succeeding Mustafa Mohamed Musfata, and retaking the post of military intelligence chief.[8][10] Omar was appointed Defence Minister in September 2019 by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.[11][12] Omar died on 25 March 2020, while attending peace talks in Juba, South Sudan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Officials: Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack
  2. ↑ "FFC, Hamdok reach deal on Sudan's transitional cabinet". Sudan Tribune. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. 1 2 "Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack at Juba peace talks". Middle East Eye. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 Badawi, Hossam (19 September 2018). "Sudan: Bashir makes changes to military top brass". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Abuelgasim, Fay; Magdy, Samy (11 July 2019). "Sudan military council says it foils attempted military coup". Associated Press. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack in South Sudan". Al Jazeera. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sudan: Lt. Gen. Jamal-Eddin Omer Ibrahim Appointed As Member of TMC". AllAfrica.com. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. 1 2 "New general joins Sudan's military council". Sudan Tribune. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sudan' military council says coup attempt thwarted". Sudan Tribune. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Abdelaziz, Khalid (3 September 2019). "Sudan's PM selects members of first cabinet since Bashir's ouster". Reuters. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "First Sudan cabinet since Bashir to be announced within 48 hours". Al Jazeera. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Sudan's PM chooses 14 members of cabinet". Sudan Daily. 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.


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