Ahmed Haroun

Governor
Ahmed Haroun
أحمد محمد هارون
Governor of North Kordofan
In office
14 July 2013 – 23 February 2019
Preceded byMuatassim Mirghani Hussein Zaki al-Din
Governor of South Kordofan
In office
May 2009 – 12 July 2013
Preceded byOmar Silaman
Succeeded byAdam al-Faki Mohamed al-Tayeb
Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs
In office
2006–2009
Succeeded byMutrif Siddiq
Minister of State for the Interior
In office
April 2003 – September 2005
Succeeded byAlio Abini Alio
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
North Kurdufan, Republic of Sudan
Political partyNational Congress
OccupationPolitician
Known forwanted by ICC for war crimes[1]
Military service
Allegiance Sudan
Battles/warsSecond Sudanese Civil War
War in Darfur

Ahmed Mohammed Haroun (also spelled Ahmad Harun, Arabic: أحمد هارون; born 1964) is one of five Sudanese men wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.[1] Despite international pressure on the government of Sudan to surrender him to the ICC, Haroun served as Sudan's Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs until May 2009, when he was appointed to the governorship of South Kordofan. In September 2007, he was appointed to lead an investigation into human rights violations in Darfur. In July 2013 he resigned as Governor of South Kordofan, and was reappointed by Omar al-Bashir as Governor of North Kordofan. On 1 March 2019, President Omar al-Bashir handed over the running of the country's leading political party, the National Congress, to him.[2] He was arrested in April 2019 by local authorities in Sudan following a coup which overthrew al-Bashir.[3][4]

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  2. ^ "Sudan". BBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Sudanese authorities arrest members of Bashir's party: source". Reuters. 20 April 2019.
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