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Abdel Hakim Amer

1919 - 1967

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Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdel Hakim Amer is the 5,081st most popular politician (down from 4,026th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 200th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Egyptian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdel Hakim Amer ranks 5,081 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Muttaqi, Ashur-uballit I, Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Mamnoon Hussain, King You of Zhou, and Ingvar Carlsson. After him are Philip II Philoromaeus, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Ma Teng, Chiyou, Georgios Papandreou, and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Abdel Hakim Amer ranks 55. Before him are Mohamed Boudiaf, René Barrientos, Elisabeth Volkenrath, James Lovelock, Georges Duby, and Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. After him are Chavela Vargas, Ian Smith, Mieczysław Weinberg, Valentino Mazzola, Peter Abrahams, and Ryszard Kaczorowski. Among people deceased in 1967, Abdel Hakim Amer ranks 59. Before him are Vladimir Bartol, Luigi Tenco, Otis Redding, Anthony Mann, Gregory Goodwin Pincus, and Hugo Gernsback. After him are Lorenzo Bandini, Carson McCullers, Julien Duvivier, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Tom Simpson, and Zinaida Serebriakova.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Abdel Hakim Amer ranks 227 out of 642. Before him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), Al-Mustansir Billah (1029), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), Neferkaure (-2150), Achilles Tatius (200), and Antipope Dioscorus (500). After him are Peter III of Alexandria (500), Ahmes (-1680), Al-Musta'li (1076), Peire de Montagut (1200), Herihor (-1200), and Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Abdel Hakim Amer ranks 107. Before him are As-Salih Ayyub (1205), Mohammed Badie (1943), Neferure (-1500), Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), Al-Mustansir Billah (1029), and Neferkaure (-2150). After him are Al-Musta'li (1076), Peire de Montagut (1200), Herihor (-1200), Sufi Abu Taleb (1925), Saad Zaghloul (1858), and Ahmose (-1504).

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