Abd al-Hakim Amir
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Abd al-Hakim Amir
1919 - 1967
Egypt's minister of war, 1954 - 1967.
General Abd al-Hakim Amir played a role in securing military support for Gamal Abdel Nasser as president of Egypt. He was graduated from the military academy in 1938 and served in the Arab - Israel War of 1948. In 1964 he was appointed first vice president of Egypt but resigned after the Arab defeat in the Arab - Israel War of 1967. On 14 September 1967 Amir committed suicide after being arrested for allegedly plotting a military coup against President Nasser.
— KAREN A. THORNSVARD
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