Abdel Hakim Amer

Abdel Hakim Amer (Arabic: عبد الحكيم عامر‎) ‎ (December 11, 1919– September 14, 1967) was an Egyptian military general and political leader. Born in Astal, Samallot, in the Al Minya Governorate in 1919, He served in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, took part in the 1952 Revolution and commanded the Egyptian Army in the Suez Crisis, the North Yemen Civil War and the Six-Day War. After finishing grade school, Amer attended the Cairo Military Academy and ... more

Abdel Hakim Amer (Arabic: عبد الحكيم عامر‎) ‎ (December 11, 1919– September 14, 1967) was an Egyptian military general and political leader. Born in Astal, Samallot, in the Al Minya Governorate in 1919, He served in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, took part in the 1952 Revolution and commanded the Egyptian Army in the Suez Crisis, the North Yemen Civil War and the Six-Day War. After finishing grade school, Amer attended the Cairo Military Academy and was commissioned into the Egyptian Army in 1939. Amer played a leading role in the military coup that overthrew King Farouk in 1952 and which brought General Naguib and Colonel Nasser to power. The following year, Amer was made Egypt's Chief-of-Staff, bypassing four military ranks. In 1956, Amer was appointed commander-in-chief of the joint military command established by Egypt and Syria. He also led the Egyptian forces against both the Israeli and allied British-French forces during the Suez Crisis. In 1964, Amer was made first vice-president... less