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Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim

Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim

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Lieutenant General Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim (Arabic: مصطفى عثمان عبيد سالم) is a Sudanese Army officer who currently serves as Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces.

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Salim took command of the Armed Forces from Col. Gen. Ismat Abdel-Rahman at a handover ceremony on 25 June 2013. The changeover followed an attempted coup in November 2012, and also several military setbacks in the Sudan internal conflict, particularly in North Kordofan.[1]

Obeid also served temporarily as the Sudanese Minister of Defence after taking over from Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein from 6 June until August 2015, when he was replaced with Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf.[2][3][4]

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    "New Sudan armed forces chief after rebel attacks". The Daily Star. 25 June 2013.
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    "Bashir appoints U.S. Sanctioned general as new defence minister - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan".
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    "Sudan changes ministers of defence, foreign affairs, oil". 6 June 2015.
  4. [4]
    "من هو وزير الدفاع السوداني الجديد : الفريق أول ركن مهندس / مصطفى عثمان عبيد سالم - سودافاكس".
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