Johann von Leers

Johann von Leers Omar Amin
Johann von Leers in 1933
Born	(1902-01-25)25 January 1902 Karbow-Vietlübbe, Germany
Died	5 March 1965(1965-03-05) (aged 63) Cairo, Egypt
Allegiance	Germany  United Arab Republic
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Other work	Convert to Islam

Omar Amin (born Johann Jakob von Leers; 25 January 1902 – 5 March 1965) was an Alter Kämpfer and an honorary Sturmbannführer^[1] in the Waffen-SS in Nazi Germany, where he was also a professor known for his anti-Jewish polemics. He was one of the most important ideologues of the Third Reich, serving as a high-ranking propaganda ministry official. He later served in the Egyptian Information Department, as well as an advisor to Gamal Abdel Nasser.^[2] He published for Goebbels, in Peron's Argentina, and for Nasser's Egypt. He converted to Islam, and changed his name to Omar Amin.