Abdel Hakim Amer

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Abdel Hakim Amer
عبد الحكيم عامر
Amer in 1955
Vice President of Egypt
In office 7 March 1958 – 30 September 1965
President	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Zakaria Mohieddin
Minister of Defense
In office 31 August 1954 – 29 September 1962
President	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Hussein el-Shafei
Succeeded by	Abdel Wahab el-Beshry
Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Army
In office 18 June 1953 – 11 June 1967
President	Mohamed Naguib Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Mohamed Naguib
Succeeded by	Mohamed Fawzi
Personal details
Born	(1919-12-11)11 December 1919 Samalut, Sultanate of Egypt
Died	13 September 1967(1967-09-13) (aged 47) Cairo, United Arab Republic
Resting place	Samalut, Egypt
Spouse	Berlenti Abdul Hamid
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1939–1967
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Chief of Staff Commander-in-Chief of the Joint Military Command of Egypt and Syria
Battles/wars	1948 Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis North Yemen Civil War Six-Day War
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer (Egyptian Arabic: محمد عبد الحكيم عامر, IPA: [mæˈħæmmæd ʕæbdelħæˈkiːm ˈʕæːmeɾ]; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967), better known as Abdel Hakim Amer, 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 and 1965.