omar suleiman (, 2 july 1936-19 july 2012) was an egyptian general, diplomat, and politician. he was the spy intelligence chief from 1993 to 2011 while hosni mubarak was president of egypt. in january 2011 suleiman was appointed vice-president by mubarak. he served until they left in early february 2011. in 2012, suleiman wanted to be president but was disqualified from running. he was not seen in public since mubarak's regime ended. on 19 july 2012, suleiman died in cleveland, ohio, u.s. from heart attack while undergoing medical trials.