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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan | |
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عبد الفتاح البرهان | |
.jpg) Al-Burhan in 2019 | |
| Transitional President of Sudan | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2019 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Vice President | Malik Agar |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2021 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Position re-established |
| In office 20 August 2019 – 25 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
| Deputy | Hemedti |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Chairman of the Transitional Military Council | |
| In office 12 April 2019 – 20 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Hemedti |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces[1] | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Gandatu, Northern Directorate, Republic of Sudan (present-day River Nile, Sudan) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sudan |
| Branch/service |  Sudanese Army |
| Years of service | 1991–present |
| Rank |  General[2][3] |
| Battles/wars | Second Sudanese Civil War 2021 Sudanese coup d'état War in Darfur Sudanese civil war (2023–present) |
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman al-Burhan (Arabic: عبد الفتاح البرهان عبد الرحمن البرهان, romanized: ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Burhān ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Burhān; born 1960)[4] is a Sudanese army general who is the de facto ruler of Sudan. Following the Sudanese Revolution in April 2019, he was handed control of the military junta, the Transitional Military Council, a day after it was formed, due to protesters' dissatisfaction with the establishment ties of initial leader Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf. He served as chairman of the TMC until a draft constitutional declaration signed with civilians went into effect on 17 August and a collective head of state Transitional Sovereignty Council was formed, also to be initially headed by al-Burhan.
The 2020 Juba Agreement allowed al-Burhan to continue to lead the Sovereignty Council for another 20 months, rather than stepping down as planned in February 2021.[5] Al-Burhan seized power in a coup d'état in October 2021, dissolved the Sovereignty Council, and reconstituted it the following month with new membership, keeping himself as chairman.[6][7] He was formerly the General Inspector of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).[8]
He is leading the SAF against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the ongoing Sudanese civil war.[9]
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commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chair of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Lt. General Abdul-Fattah al-Burhan
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