Muhammad Suheimat or Muhammad

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Suheimat () (1916 - December 16, 1968) was a Jordanian military general and a statesman. He was born in the city of

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in 1916, the son of Sheikh Attallah Suheimat,a national leader, who was a member of the first Legislative Council of the

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and later Transjordan. After completing high school studies, Suheimat was commissioned into the

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in 1941, and later graduated from The

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*One of the founders of the Traffic Department and licensing at the public security department. He established and developed the first

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in Jordan in 1937. *Deputy Director of Public Security Department. *Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defence. *One of the founders of the General Intelligence Directorate in

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. *The First Jordanian Director of the General Intelligence Directorate in Jordan. He was in office from 1952 to 1962. His name appears in the forefront on the board of honor in the General Intelligence Directorate. *Director of the National Security Council, Jordan (In office 1957–1962). *Military attaché representing the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan in

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. (1964) *Director of Military Intelligence at the Jordanian Armed Forces,(In office 1964–1965) *Advisor to His Majesty King

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for National Security Affairs. *Participated in many official duties of confidentiality as required by the national interest. Suheimat held more than thirty honors from Jordan,

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. Suheimat is the brother of MP Salah Suheimat and Izzeddin Suheimat. Suheimat died in

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on December 16, 1968 ( 25 Ramadan 1388 ); he received a solemn military funeral and was buried in the cemetery of the Prophet Noah in the city of Al Karak, south of Jordan.تاريخ الأردن في القرن العشرين, سليمان الموسى Volume 2,1988 , History of Jordan in the 20th Century, Suleiman Mousa.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suheimat, Muhammad Jordanian politicians Jordanian generals 1916 births 1968 deaths

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