Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan (Arabic: عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهان; born 11 July 1960)[5] is a Sudanese politician and Sudanese Army general who is the de facto head of state of Sudan as the Commander-In-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces after leading a coup d'état in October 2021 that deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.[6]
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan | |
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عبد الفتاح البرهان | |
.jpg) Burhan in 2019 | |
| Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok Osman Hussein (acting) |
| Deputy | Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo |
| Preceded by | Sovereignty Council |
| Chairman of the Sovereignty Council[1] | |
| In office 12 April 2019 – 25 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
| Deputy | Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo[2] |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Chairman of the Transitional Military Council | |
| In office 12 April 2019 – 21 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo[3] |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Succeeded by | Sovereignty Council |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 11, 1960 Gandatu, Northern Directorate (present-day River Nile), Sudan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sudan |
| Branch/service | Sudanese Army |
| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank |  General[4] |
| Battles/wars | Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur |
Al-Burhan was the former chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country's collective head of state, which was established following the Sudanese Revolution in 2019 to guide a Sudanese transition to democracy.[7] After the military seized power in the October 2021 coup, Al-Burhan dissolved the Sovereignty Council, which previously shared power between the country's military and civilians.[7][8] 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.[9] Until August 2019, he was also the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council after former Chairman Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf resigned and transferred control in April 2019.[10][11] He was formerly the General Inspector of the Sudanese Armed Forces.[12]
In May 2019, Al-Burhan's first international trip was to Egypt to meet Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[13] His second visit was to the United Arab Emirates.[14]