Ahmed Haroun
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. 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. He was arrested in April 2019 by local authorities in Sudan following a coup which overthrew al-Bashir.
Governor Ahmed Haroun | |
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| أحمد محمد هارون | |
| Governor of North Kordofan | |
| In office 14 July 2013 – 23 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Muatassim Mirghani Hussein Zaki al-Din |
| Governor of South Kordofan | |
| In office May 2009 – 12 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Silaman |
| Succeeded by | Adam al-Faki Mohamed al-Tayeb |
| Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Mutrif Siddiq |
| Minister of State for the Interior | |
| In office April 2003 – September 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Alio Abini Alio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) North Kurdufan, Republic of Sudan |
| Political party | National Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | wanted by ICC for war crimes |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Sudan |
| Battles/wars | Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur |