Death
On 19 July 2012, Suleiman died in a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, while undergoing medical testing for an unknown problem. The official Egyptian state news service, MENA, reported that Suleiman had been suffering from heart and lung issues for several months and that he had died of a heart attack. Hussein Kamal, one of his assistants, said it was an unexpected event. "He was fine. It came suddenly while he was having medical tests in Cleveland." Preparations got underway to send his body to Egypt for burial. Suleiman was given a military funeral, with Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the then head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, attending.
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