President Omar al-Bashir Succeeded by Ali Osman Taha Died February 12, 1998 | Name Zubair Salih Preceded by Abd al-Rahman Saeed | |
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Major General Zubair Mohamed Salih (1944 – 12 February 1998) was a Sudanese soldier and politician. Salih was the deputy of Omar al-Bashir in the military government from 1989 to 1993 and then he continued as al-Bashir's Vice President.
Salih died in the 1998 Sudan Air Force crash at Nasir. He was described as a crucial link between the Sudan People's Armed Forces and Dr. Hassan al-Turabi's National Islamic Front.
His name is also spelled Zubair Mohammad Salih, Zubeir Mohammed al-Saleh and Al-Zubair Mohamed Saleh.
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