Jamal Aldin Omar Explained

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]

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.[9] [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]

Notes and References

  1. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sudanese-officials-defense-minister-dies-juba-69784181 Officials: Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack
  2. News: FFC, Hamdok reach deal on Sudan’s transitional cabinet . 2019-09-04 . . 2019-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904225026/https://sudantribune.com/spip.php?article68055 . 2019-09-04 . live.
  3. News: Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack at Juba peace talks . 26 March 2020 . Middle East Eye . 25 March 2020.
  4. News: 19 September 2018 . Badawi . Hossam . Sudan: Bashir makes changes to military top brass . 26 March 2020 . Anadolu Agency.
  5. News: Abuelgasim . Fay . Magdy . Samy . Sudan military council says it foils attempted military coup . 26 March 2020 . Associated Press . 11 July 2019.
  6. News: Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack in South Sudan . 26 March 2020 . Al Jazeera . 25 March 2020.
  7. News: Sudan: Lt. Gen. Jamal-Eddin Omer Ibrahim Appointed As Member of TMC . 26 March 2020 . AllAfrica.com . 23 May 2019.
  8. News: Sudan’ military council says coup attempt thwarted . 26 March 2020 . Sudan Tribune . 12 July 2019.
  9. News: New general joins Sudan’s military council . 26 March 2020 . Sudan Tribune . 24 May 2019.
  10. News: Abdelaziz . Khalid . Sudan's PM selects members of first cabinet since Bashir's ouster . 26 March 2020 . Reuters . 3 September 2019.
  11. News: First Sudan cabinet since Bashir to be announced within 48 hours . 26 March 2020 . Al Jazeera . 3 September 2019.
  12. News: Sudan's PM chooses 14 members of cabinet . 2019-09-03 . Sudan Daily . 2019-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904022747/https://sudandaily.org/en/2019/09/03/sudans-pm-chooses-14-members-of-cabinet/ . 2019-09-04 . live.

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