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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
عبد الفتاح البرهان
Burhan in October 2019
Interim President of Sudan
Assumed office
25 October 2021
Prime Minister
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Vice President
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Preceded byOmar al-Bashir
Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
Assumed office
20 August 2019
DeputyMohammed Hamdan Dagalo
Preceded byCouncil formed
2nd Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
In office
12 April – 20 August 2019
Deputy
  • Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo
  • Malik Agar
Preceded byAhmed Awad Ibn Auf
Succeeded byCouncil dissolved
Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces
Assumed office
12 April 2019
PresidentHimself (Acting)
Preceded byAhmed Awad Ibn Auf
Personal details
Born (1960-07-11) 11 July 1960 (age 64)
Directorate, Republic of Sudan (present-day River Nile, Sudan)
NationalitySudanese
Political partyIndependent (2021–present)
Spouse(s)At least 1 wife[1]
Children3[1]
Education
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSoldier
ReligionSunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance Sudan
Branch/serviceSudanese Armed Forces
Years of service1976–present
Rank
CommandsSudanese Armed Forces (since 2019)
Battles/wars

Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan (Arabic: عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهان, romanized: ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Burhān; born 11 July 1960) is a Sudanese politician and soldier who is the Interim President of Sudan since 2021 and the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council from 2019 until the council was dissolved in October 2021, and again since the council was restored in November 2021. Burhan is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Following the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état which overthrew President Omar al-Bashir, in April 2019, Burhan took part in the new military junta led by Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf. However, a day later, Auf stepped down and Burhan became the chairman of the Transitional Military Council. In August of the same year, Burhan dissolved the TMC and formed the Transitional Military Council and Burhan headed the council.[3]

In May 2019, Burhan's first international trip as president was to Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[4] His second visit was to the United Arab Emirates.[5] In August 2020, Burhan signed the Juba Agreement, this allowed Burhan to continue to lead the Transitional Sovereignty Council until in October 2021 where the council will be dissolved rather than as originally planned in February 2021.[6]

Burhan led another coup d'état in October 2021 which deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his cabinet members and put them under house arrest and also declared himself Interim President.[7] However, a month later in November, Hamdock and Burhan signed an agreement to make Hamdock as Prime Minister again.[8] However, in January 2022, Hamdok resigned following massive protests and a political deadlock.[9][10]

In April 2023, Burhan's vice president, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who's relationship with Burhan has soured since February 2023 because of the 2021 coup has rebelled against Burhan which started the Third Sudanese Civil War thus dividing the country. Dagalo has blamed Burhan for the war stating that he wanted to divide the country. However, Burhan has denied those clames and said that it was Dagalo who wanted to divide the country.[11][12]

He is leading the SAF against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the ongoing Third Sudanese Civil War.[13] Burhan survived an assassination attempt while attending a military graduation ceremony in Gebeit. Five people were killed in the drone attack.[14]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Following the 2021 Sudanese coup d'état, Hamdok was deposed the the office of the prime minister was vacant until on 21 November 2021.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sudan coup 2021: Who is Abdel Fattah al-Burhan?". Middle East Eye. 25 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the general who leads Sudan". France 24. 2021-10-25. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Sudan coup leader Awad Ibn Auf steps down". BBC. 12 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sudan interim military council chief Al-Burhan meets with Egypt's President El-Sisi". Arab News. 25 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sudan military council chief to visit UAE". Alarabiya. 26 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sudanese-Egyptian Military Relations and Geopolitics: Implications for Powering the GERD". African Arguments. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sudan's Burhan declares state of emergency, dissolves government". Reuters. 25 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sudan's Hamdok reinstated as PM after politicial agreement signed". Aljazeera. 21 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sudan's Hamdok resigns as prime minister amid political deadlock". Aljazeera. 3 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sudan's prime minister resigns amid deadlock". DW. 3 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sudan crisis: Burhan and Hemedti - the two generals at the heart of the conflict". BBC News. 17 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Burhan and Hemedti are both genocidaires': activists despair as Sudan violence surges". The Guardian. 19 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "100 days of conflict in Sudan: A timeline". Al Jazeera. 24 July 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Sudan's al-Burhan escapes assassination attempt in drone attack". Sudan Tribune. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.


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