Mohamed Sedki Sulayman
محمد صدقي سليمان
34th Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
10 September 1966 – 19 June 1967
PresidentGamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded byZakaria Mohieddin
Succeeded byGamal Abdel Nasser
Personal details
Born1919
Died28 March 1996(1996-03-28) (aged 76–77)
Military service
Branch/serviceEgyptian Army
Years of service1938–1952
Ranklieutenant colonel
Battles/wars1948 Arab–Israeli War

Mohamed Sedki Sulayman (1919 – 28 March 1996) was an Egyptian politician and Prime Minister of Egypt from 10 September 1966 to 19 June 1967.

Between 1962 and 1966, he was the minister supervising the building of the Aswan High Dam.

Six-Day War

During Sulayman's last month as Prime Minister, the Six-Day War was fought from 5 to 10 June 1967 by Israel and the states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria. The outcome was a decisive Israeli victory. Israel took effective control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.

Central Audit Organisation

Muhammed Sedki Sulayman was the head of the Central Audit Organisation (CAO) of Egypt between 15 November 1971 and 17 January 1978.[1]

Death

Sulayman died on 28 March 1996.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Central Audit Organization, Egypt. Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "March 1996". Rulers. Retrieved 10 April 2013.



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