Jamal Aldin Omar (January 1960 – 25 March 2020)[1] was a general in the Sudanese Armed Forces.
He was also known as Jamal Aldin Omer,[2] Jamal Aldin Omar Ibrahim,[3] and Jamal Al-Din Omar Mohammed.[4] Other transliterations of his name include: Gamal al-Din Omar,[5][6] Jamal-Eddin Omer Ibrahim,[7] and Gamal al-Din Omer Ibrahim.[8][9]
Omar served as chief of Sudan's military intelligence under Omar al-Bashir until September 2018, when he was replaced by Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa.[4] After al-Bashir was deposed, Omar became a member of the Transitional Military Council in May 2019, succeeding Mustafa Mohamed Musfata, and retaking the post of military intelligence chief.[8][10] Omar was appointed Defence Minister in September 2019 by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.[11][12] Omar died on 25 March 2020, while attending peace talks in Juba, South Sudan.[3]