Hussein Abdelbagi
Hussein Abdelbagi | |
|---|---|
| 5th Vice President of South Sudan | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | South Sudan |
| Political party | SSOA |
Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany (Arabic: حسين عبد الباقي أكول أجاني) is one of the vice presidents of South Sudan. Abdelbagi is a Dinka from Northern Bahr el Ghazal.[1] Abdelbagi's father is a Dinka tribal leader.[2] Gen. Abdelbagi was the Chief of General Staff of the South Sudan Patriotic Army, which became part of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance. On August 25, 2018 the SSPM/A split, with Abdelbagi creating a faction that claimed to have removed Costello Garang Ring for rejecting the peace process and attacking communities on the border with Sudan.[3] On July 23, 2019, the SSPM/A faction of Costello Garang Ring claimed to remove Abdelbagi from office. He became the speaker of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance faction led by Gabriel Changson Chang after it split in November 2018.[4] As part of the unity government deal the SSOA was allowed to pick one out of the five vice presidents.[5] The SSOA failed to decide on a vice president, so they authorized president Salva Kiir to pick from a list of six leaders. On February 23, 2020, Kiir picked Abdelbagi, making him the fifth vice president.[6] Abdelbagi is the first Muslim Vice President of South Sudan and the highest ranking Muslim to be a part of any government in South Sudan.[7] On 28 May 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]
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- ^ "Is South Sudan ready for a Muslim vice-president?". Sudan Tribune. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "South Sudan's vice president Abdelbagi tests positive for COVID-19". CGTN. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.