Omar Amin (born Johann Jakob von Leers; 25 January 1902 – 5 March 1965) was an Alter Kämpfer and an honorary Sturmbannführer 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.
He published for Goebbels, in Peron's Argentina and for Nasser's Egypt.
He converted to Islam, and changed his name to Omar Amin.
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