Nemat Abdullah Khair
Nemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair | |
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نعمات عبدالله محمد خير | |
Chief Justice of Sudan[1] | |
In office 10 October 2019[1] – 18 May 2021[2] | |
Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Gezira, Sudan |
Alma mater | Cairo University |
Occupation | judge[4] |
Known for | First female Chief Justice of Sudan |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Nemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair (
Childhood and education
Khair is from al-Kamleen in
2018–2019 Sudanese protests
Khair participated in the
Judicial career
Khair became a member of the Sudanese judiciary in the early 1980s. She worked in the Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance, and became a judge of the
Khair ruled against the al-Bashir government in 2016 in a case involving the Anglican church.[9]
Political neutrality
Khair is not affiliated to any political party.
Head of Sudanese judiciary
On 10 October 2019, Khair was confirmed according to Khartoum Star and Sudan Daily.
Khair is the first female Chief Justice of Sudan,[1][8] and one of only a small number of female Chief Justices in Africa[8] (following Kaïta Kayentao Diallo – Mali, 2006; Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh – Sierra Leone, 2008; Mathilda Twomey – Seychelles, 2011; Nthomeng Majara – Lesotho, 2014; Irene Mambilima – Zambia, 2015; Sophia Akuffo – Ghana, 2017; Meaza Ashenafi – Ethiopia, 2018).
On 12 September 2019, prior to Khair's 10 October confirmation, thousands of protestors in Khartoum and other Sudanese towns called for Abdelgadir Mohamed Ahmed to be appointed as Chief Justice and Mohamed el-Hafiz as Attorney General.[12][13] Another 10 October decree declared Tag el-Sir el-Hibir as Attorney-General.[1]
On 18 May 2021, she was relived from her duties as Chief Justice.[5]
See also
- 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy
- Chief justice
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sudan appoints its first woman Chief Justice". Radio Dabanga. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "السودان.. إعفاء رئيسة القضاء وقبول استقالة النائب العام". العربية (in Arabic). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ حمد, يوسف. "تعرف إلى أول رئيسة قضاء في تاريخ السودان". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "In a historic event .. The appointment of a woman as chief of justice in Sudan". Khartoum Star. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b "السودان.. إعفاء رئيسة القضاء وقبول استقالة النائب العام". العربية (in Arabic). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b FFC; TMC; IDEA; Reeves, Eric (10 August 2019). "Sudan: Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period". sudanreeves.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b FFC; TMC (4 August 2019). "(الدستوري Declaration (العربية))" [(Constitutional Declaration)] (PDF). raisethevoices.org (in Arabic). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Meet Neemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair, Africa's fifth female Chief Justice". Alternative Africa. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chief Justice And Attorney General Named, Woman To Lead The Judiciary". SudaNow. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ أماني, الطويل (18 October 2019). "السودان اختار نعمات خير لرئاسة القضاء، لماذا ومن هي؟". Al Houkoul (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "TMC and FFC pick new Chief Justice". Sudan Daily. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Massive rallies demand swift appointment of Chief Justice and Attorney General". Radio Dabanga. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Sudanese call for justice in first protest under Hamdok's cabinet". Sudan Tribune. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.