Mohamed Nagi Alassam

Mohamed Nagi Alassam
محمد ناجي الأصم
Born1991 (age 32–33)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1]
NationalitySudanese
EducationKordofan University
Alma materKordofan University
OccupationPhysician
Organization(s)SPA
FFC
Known forSudanese Revolution
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party (Sudan)
MovementSPA

Mohamed Nagi Alassam (Arabic: محمد ناجي الأصم) is a Sudanese pro-democracy activist and physician who helped in organising the longest physicians' strike in history during the Sudanese revolution, which lasted until Omar Al-Bashir's government was overthrown.[2][3][4] Alassam also took on the role of spokesperson and executive committee member for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which was crucial in organising and rallying the Sudanese people for a nonviolent revolution. He was the first SPA member to come out publicly,[5] and he was arrested on January 4, 2019, days after start of the revolution.[6]

After being held for 98 days by the General Intelligence Service (Sudan), he was freed after the overthrown of Omar al-Bashir.[7][8] Following his release, he represented the SPA in the civilian-military negotiations that resulted in the interim constitution that established the foundation for a power-sharing arrangement, i.e., Forces of Freedom and Change.[9][10] He has been a vocal critic of the Oct. 25 military takeover,[11] and was again arrested after the coup for two weeks.[12][13]

In 2020 he gave a speech at the virtual Oslo Freedom Forum, where he detailed the chronicles of the 2018 Sudan revolution, and asked the global audience to support the country democratic transition.[14]

In 2021, Alassam co-founded Beam reports[15] an independent Sudanese media platform that aimed to provide factual, reliable, trustworthy, explanatory news, to actively participate in their community and counter misinformation/disinformation and increase media literacy. By producing and disseminating explanatory reports that helps break down current political, economical and social Sudanese issues.[16]

Since the beginning of 2022, Alassam has also been working as a non resident fellow with Arab Reform Initiative with focus on trade unions activity in the region and the democratic transition challenges in Sudan.[17] He published two papers with the initiative, one on the experience of the Sudanese Professional Association,[18] and the other on the April conflict in Sudan.[19]

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  11. ^ Osman, Majdi; Alassam, Mohamed Nagy (2022-03-12). "Military attacks on health workers in Sudan". The Lancet. 399 (10329): 1045. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00319-1. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 35189075. S2CID 246946527.
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  13. ^ "Sudanese Politicians Detained in Coup Start Hunger Strike". Voice of America. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  14. ^ "From Despair to Hope: The Chronicles of Sudan's Peaceful Revolution". Oslo Freedom Forum. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  15. ^ "Beam Reports | بيــم ريبـورتس". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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  17. ^ "About Us". Arab Reform Initiative. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  18. ^ Nagi Alassam, Mohamed (2022-09-22). "On the Experience of the Sudanese Professional Association: Personal Testimonial". Arab Reform Initiative.
  19. ^ Nagi Alassam, Mohamed (2023-06-06). "The Conflict in Sudan: Between Personal Agendas and External Interventions". Arab Reform Initiative.