Jamal Aldin Omar

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. "Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack at Juba peace talks". Middle East Eye. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. 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. "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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