Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
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) 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 the 17th of August and a collective head of state Transitional Sovereignty Council was formed, also to be initially headed by al-Burhan.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan | |
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عبد الفتاح البرهان | |
al-Burhan in 2019 | |
| Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok Osman Hussein (acting) |
| Deputy | Hemedti Malik Agar |
| Preceded by | Office re-established |
| In office 20 August 2019 – 25 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
| Deputy | Hemedti |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Head of State of Sudan | |
| In office 25 October 2021 – 11 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Transitional Sovereignty Council |
| Succeeded by | Transitional Sovereignty Council |
| Chairman of the Transitional Military Council | |
| In office 12 April 2019 – 20 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Hemedti |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Succeeded by | Transitional Sovereignty Council |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces | |
| 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 |
| Battles/wars | Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur 2023 Sudan conflict |
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. 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. He was formerly the General Inspector of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
He is leading the SAF against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the ongoing War in Sudan.