Abdalla Hamdok

Abdalla Hamdok
عبدالله حمدوك
Hamdok in 2019
15th Prime Minister of Sudan
In office
21 November 2021 – 2 January 2022
PresidentSovereignty Council
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byOsman Hussein (acting)
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 October 2021
PresidentSovereignty Council
Preceded byMohamed Tahir Ayala
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born (1956-01-01) 1 January 1956 (age 68)
Al-Dibaibat, South Kordofan, Sudan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Forces of Freedom and Change (until 2021)
SpouseMuna Abdalla
Children2
EducationUniversity of Khartoum
University of Manchester

Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated Abdallah,[1] Hamdouk,[1] AlKinani;[1] Arabic: عبدالله حمدوك الكناني; born 1 January 1956)[2] is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Sudan from 2019 to October 2021, and again from November 2021 to 2 January 2022.[3] Prior to his appointment, Hamdok served in numerous national and international administrative positions.[4] From November 2011 to October 2018, he was deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).[4][5] UNECA staff described Hamdok as "[a] diplomat, a humble man and a brilliant and disciplined mind".[5] In 2020, Hamdok was named among Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential figures of the year.[6]

Following the transfer of power from the Transitional Military Council to the Sovereignty Council of Sudan during the 2019 plan for a transition to democracy, the Sovereignty Council appointed Hamdok as prime minister. He was sworn in on 21 August 2019.[2][1][7] During the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état, he was kidnapped and moved to an undisclosed location.[8] The European Union, the United States, and other Western powers stated that they continued to recognise the Hamdok cabinet as "the constitutional leaders of the transitional government".[9] On 21 November 2021, all political prisoners were freed and Hamdok was reinstated as prime minister as part of an agreement with the military.[10][11] Hamdok resigned on 2 January 2022 amid continuing protests.[3]

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  6. ^ "Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan's Pioneering Reformer". Bloomberg. 3 December 2020.
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  9. ^ "We recognize Hamdok as leader of Sudan's transition: EU, Troika envoys". Sudan Tribune. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Sudan's Hamdok reinstated as PM after political agreement signed". Al Jazeera. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. ^ Abdelaziz, Khalid. "Sudan military reinstates PM Hamdok after deal". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2021.