Mohamed Salih Omer (محمد صالح عمر in

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) (1934–1969) was a

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ese politician.

Early life and education

Omer was born in Badien Island in 1934. His father was Sheikh Omer Mohamed Al Amein and his mother was Farhein Seid Ahmed Haj. He attended Badein Primary school, Algolid Intermediate School, and

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Boy's Secondary School (1st Grade March 1955, index No. 358). He graduated from the Faculty of Law (Sharia) of the

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on April 1, 1959 (second class upper). He received his master's degree of Law from the

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on 24 October 1961.

Political career

He joined the

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while at secondary school. He was selected as a Minister of Animal Resources in the Ministry of

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after the October Revolution in 1964, representing the

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. In 1969 he joined the Palestinian Resistance movement

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. When the Communist Party came to power in Sudan under

Jaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (otherwise spelled in English as Gaafar Nimeiry, Jaafar Nimeiry, or Ja'far Muhammad Numayri; ; 1 January 193030 May 2009) was a Sudanese military officer and politician who served as the fourth head of state of Sudan ...

in May 1969, he returned to Sudan to participate in the Sudanese National Front, and joined Immam Alhadi Almahdi on

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to fight the communists. He was killed on Aba Island (Aljazeera Aba) during an armed confrontation with Nimeiry's army in 1969. 1934 births 1969 deaths People from Northern State (Sudan) National Islamic Front (Sudan) politicians Government ministers of Sudan University of Khartoum alumni Alumni of SOAS University of London {{Sudan-politician-stub