| Zubair Mohamed Salih | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Sudan | |
| In office 1989–1998 |
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| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Rahman Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Ali Osman Taha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 |
Major General Zubair Mohamed Salih (b. 1944, d. 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 [1].
Salih died in a plane crash while returning from Southern Sudan [2]. 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.