Career
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. Salih died in the 1998 Sudan Air Force crash at Nasir. He was described as a crucial link between the Sudan People"s Armed Forces and Doctor Hassan al-Turabi"s National Islamic Front.
His name is also spelled Zubair Mohammad Salih, Zubeir Mohammed al-Saleh and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zubair Mohamed Saleh.