Ameer Omar
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Field Marshal فريق Ameer Omar أمير عمر | |
|---|---|
 Field Marshal Ameer Omar | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 17 August 1960 | |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office 18 July 1958 | |
| President | Abdul Rahem Omar |
| Preceded by | TBA |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1895 |
| Political party | The Republican Socialist Party - Jabal Qassuon |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Jabal Qassuon |
| Branch/service | Jabal Qassuon Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1947–present |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | 14th Engineering Battalion |
| Commands | Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff 5th Armoured Division 112th Mechanized Brigade |
Field Marshal Ameer Omar (Arabic:أمير عمر) is a Jabal Qassuon politician, senior Jabal Qassuon Arab Army officer and current Minister of Defense. He was appointed by his brother, President Abdul Rahem Omar. A controversial figure, Omar is also known as the primary leader and organizer of the 1960 Jabal Qassuon coup d'état which removed Sultan Omar bin Bader Al-Qassuon I from power and established Jabal Qassuon as a Republic under the Republican Socialist Party.