Bakri Hassan Saleh
Bakri Hassan Saleh بكري حسن صالح | |
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11th Minister of National Defence | |
In office 11 July 2000 – 21 September 2005 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Preceded by | Abdel Rahman |
Succeeded by | Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) National Congress |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Sudan |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Bakri Hassan Saleh (
Life and career
Saleh was born in the village of Hafir Meshou, north of Dongola.[2] He attended Al-Hafir primary school, and later moved to Al-Barqeeq Central School to receive his Mediterranean education.[3] He studied at Dongola secondary school from 1964 to 1968. He graduated from the Sudanese Military Academy with the rank of Lieutenant in 1973. He served as the commander of the Special Forces from 1985 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 1989.[4]
As an army officer, Saleh took part in the
In 2012 he was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Movement.[5]
Saleh was appointed to the position of First Vice President on 8 December 2013 as part of a shakeup in the leadership following the 2013 protests.[6] Saleh has been rumoured as a possible successor to Omar al-Bashir.[5][8]
On 1 March 2017, he was appointed by President Omar al-Bashir as Sudan's first Prime Minister since the post was abolished in 1989. The post of Prime Minister was re-established with limited powers, while most power remained in the hands of the President. As Prime Minister, Saleh retained his post as First Vice President.[9] He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 2 March.[10] Two months later, on 11 May, Saleh announced the composition of the new government, which had 31 ministers and 44 secretaries of state.[11]
References
- ^ Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
- ^ "السودان يعيد منصب "رئيس الوزراء" بعد إلغائه منذ 28 عاماً.. ابن مدرسة "الصاعقة المصرية" يرأس أول حكومة بصلاحيات دستورية.. بكرى حسن صالح يؤدى اليمين الدستورية اليوم أمام البشير ويبدأ فى تشكيل الحكومة" (in Arabic). Youm7. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "بكري صالح.. رجل البشير الجامع بين "الرئاسة" و"الوزارة"" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "النائب الأول لرئيس الجمهورية رئيس مجلس الوزراء القومي/ الفريق أول ركن/ بكري حسن صالح" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b c al-Fadl, Mohammad Abu (29 December 2013). "Sudan's Bashir replaces top officials amid ongoing protests". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Sudan appoints new vice president". Ahram Online. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ CV at Sudanese Presidency website Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Downhill". The Economist. Khartoum. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Khalid Abdelaziz, "Sudan's Bashir names long-time ally and general prime minister", Reuters, 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup takes oath", Agence France-Presse, 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Sudan announces awaited national dialogue government", Sudan Tribune, 11 May 2017.