Mohamed Sedki Sulayman | |
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محمد صدقي سليمان | |
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| 34thPrime Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 10 September 1966 – 19 June 1967 | |
| President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Preceded by | Zakaria Mohieddin |
| Succeeded by | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 28 March 1996(1996-03-28) (aged 76–77) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1938–1952 |
| Rank | lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
Mohamed Sedki Sulayman (Arabic:محمد صدقي سليمان; 1919 – 28 March 1996) was an Egyptian politician andprime minister of Egypt from 10 September 1966 to 19 June 1967.
Between 1962 and 1966, he was the minister supervising the building of theAswan High Dam.
During Sulayman's last month as Prime Minister, theSix-Day War was fought from 5 to 10 June 1967 byIsrael and the states ofEgypt (known then as theUnited Arab Republic),Jordan, andSyria. The outcome was a decisive Israeli victory.Israel took effective control of theGaza Strip and theSinai Peninsula fromEgypt, theWest Bank fromJordan, and theGolan Heights fromSyria.
Muhammed Sedki Sulayman was the head of the Central Audit Organisation (CAO) ofEgypt between 15 November 1971 and 17 January 1978.[1]
Sulayman died on 28 March 1996.[2]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Egypt 1966–1967 | Succeeded by |
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