Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan | |
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عَبد الْفَتَّاح الْبُرْهَان | |
Al-Burhan in 2025 | |
| Head of State of Sudan | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2019 Serving with Transitional Sovereignty Council 21 August 2019 – 25 October 2021 11 November 2021 – present | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2021 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Position re-established |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 25 October 2021 | |
| Deputy | Hemedti |
| Preceded by | Position established; Himself (as Chairman of the TMC) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Transitional Military Council | |
| In office 12 April 2019 – 21 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Hemedti |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished; Himself (as Chairman of the TSC) |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2019 | |
| Leader |
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| Preceded by | Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Party | Independent |
| Children | Mohammed (deceased) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Sudan |
| Branch/service | Sudanese Army |
| Years of service | 1991–present |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war 2019 Sudanese coup d'état 2021 Sudanese coup d'état Sudanese civil war (2023–present) |
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman al-Burhan (born 1960) is a Sudanese military officer who has been the de facto leader of Sudan since 2019. 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 17 August and a collective head of state Transitional Sovereignty Council was formed on 21 August, also to be initially headed by al-Burhan.
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 Sudanese civil war. Al-Burhan survived an assassination attempt in July 2024.