Muhammad Suheimat


General Muhammad Suheimat or Muhammad Pasha Suheimat was a Jordanian military General and a statesman. He was born in the city of Al Karak in 1916, the son of Sheikh Attallah Suheimat,a national leader, who was a member of the first Legislative Council of the Emirate of Transjordan and held several political positions in the Ottoman Empire and later Transjordan. After completing high school studies, General Suheimat was commissioned into the Jordanian Armed Forces in 1941, and later graduated from The Police Staff College, Bramshill-Hampshire, England.

Career Highlights

General Suheimat held more than thirty honors from Jordan, African nations, Arab states, European states, and The Imperial State of Iran.
General Suheimat is the brother of MP Salah Suheimat and Izzeddin Suheimat.
General Suheimat died in Amman on December 16, 1968, he received a solemn military funeral and was buried in the cemetery of the Prophet Noah in the city of Al Karak, south of Jordan.