Bakri Hassan Saleh
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Bakri Hassan Saleh | |
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بكري حسن صالح | |
First Vice President of Sudan | |
Assumed office December 8, 2013 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Preceded by | Ali Osman Taha |
Minister of the Presidency | |
In office 2005–2013 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 2000–2005 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Succeeded by | Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein |
Minister of the Presidency | |
In office 1998–2000 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 1998–2000 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Dongola, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Political party | National Congress Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Sudan |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Bakri Hassan Saleh (Arabic: بكري حسن صالح) is a Sudanese politician who is the current First Vice President of Sudan. Saleh was appointed to the position on 8 December 2013 as part of a shakeup in the Sudanese leadership following the 2013 Sudanese protests.[1]
Saleh took part in the 1989 coup that brought Omar al-Bashir to power, and served on the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation, which governed Sudan following the coup.[2] Saleh has held prominent positions in the Sudanese security agencies, particularly the Ministry of Defense, which he headed until 2005.[1]
In 2012 he was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Movement.[2]
Saleh has been rumoured as a possible successor to Omar al-Bashir.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Sudan appoints new vice president". Ahram Online. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Downhill". The Economist. Khartoum. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.