Abdel Fattah Burhan

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Abdel Fattah Burhan

Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan ( Arabic عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهان, DMG ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān al-Burhān ; * 1960 ) is a Sudanese general and politician who is currently chairman of the Sovereign Council and thus serves as the de facto head of state of Sudan . Previously, he was chairman of the de facto ruling military council after the previous chairman of the transition council, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf , resigned on April 12, 2019.

Before that, Burhan was the inspector general of the Sudan People's Armed Forces and commander of the ground forces .

Burhans deputy as president of the Military Council was Mohammed Hamdan Daglo , formerly known by the nickname "Hemeti" commander of a Janjaweed brigade in Darfur .

On August 21, 2019, Burhan was sworn in as chairman of the newly created “Sovereign Council”, which consists of six civilians and five military members.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sudan's Ibn Auf steps down as head of military council ( English ) April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Sudan coup leader Awad Ibn on steps down ( English ) April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Dominic Johnson : Sudan's opposition wants power. taz.de from April 14, 2019, accessed on April 20, 2019
  4. ^ Sudan transition: Lt-Gen Burhan sworn in as Sovereign Council chief. bbc.com of August 21, 2019 (English), accessed on August 21, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Burhan, Abdel Fattah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهان (Arabic); Burhan, Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sudanese general and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1960