Abdalla Hamdok

Sudanese public administrator and former prime minister

Abdalla Hamdok (also transliterated: Abdallah, Arabic: عبدالله حمدوك; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese politician. He was the 15th Prime Minister of Sudan.[1] He first took office on 21 August 2019.

Abdalla Hamdok
عبدالله حمدوك
Hamdok in 2019
15th Prime Minister of Sudan
In office
21 November 2021 – 2 January 2022
PresidentAbdel Fattah al-Burhan
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byOsman Hussein (Acting)
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 October 2021
PresidentSovereignty Council
Preceded byMohamed Tahir Ayala
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born (1956-01-01) 1 January 1956 (age 68)
Al-Dibaibat, Sudan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Forces of Freedom and Change (until 2021)
Spouse(s)Muna Abdalla
Children2
EducationUniversity of Khartoum
University of Manchester

On October 25, 2021, he was arrested by armed men during a coup and taken to an unknown location.[2] The European Union, the United States and other countries have said that they continued to recognise the Hamdok cabinet as "the constitutional leaders" of Sudan.[3] A month later on 21 November, a deal was made in which all political prisoners including Hamdok were released with Hamdok becoming prime minister again.[4] However, he resigned on 2 January 2022 as protests against the military coup in the country got more intense.[5]

References

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  1. "Abdalla Hamdok: Who is Sudan's new prime minister?". Al Jazeera English. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Khalid Abdelaziz (2021-10-25). "Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. "We recognize Hamdok as leader of Sudan's transition: EU, Troika envoys". Sudan Tribune. 2021-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. "Sudan military reinstates PM Hamdok after deal". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  5. Elassar, Alaa; Meilhan, Pierre (2022-01-02). "Sudan's Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead". CNN. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-03.