Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf | |
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أحمد عوض بن عوف | |
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council | |
In office 11 April 2019 – 12 April 2019 | |
Deputy | Kamal Abdel-Marouf al-Mahi[1] |
Preceded by | Omar al-Bashir (as President of Sudan) |
Succeeded by | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
First Vice President of Sudan | |
In office 23 February 2019 – 11 April 2019 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Preceded by | Bakri Hassan Saleh |
Minister for Defense of Sudan | |
In office 23 August 2015[2] – 14 April 2019[3] | |
President | Omar al-Bashir Himself |
Preceded by | Mustafa Osman Obeid |
Succeeded by | Jamal Aldin Omar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Qerri, Sudan |
Political party | National Congress (Until April 2019) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Sudan |
Branch/service | Sudanese Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | War in Darfur 2019 Sudanese coup d'état |
Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf (born c. 1956; Arabic: أحمد عوض بن عوف) is a Sudanese politician and Sudanese Army General who served as the de facto head of state for one day[4] from 11 April 2019 to 12 April 2019 after taking part in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.[5] Auf previously served as the minister of defense in Sudan from 23 August 2015[6] to 14 April 2019,[7] and the First Vice President of Sudan from February to April 2019.[8]