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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council[1][2]

Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Republic of the Sudan since 11 Nov 2021. 3 public offices on record since 2018.

In office
4 yrs 11 mos
Record
Sourced
Offices
3

Sourced from en.wikipedia.org · checked 16 Oct 2026

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan chairs the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan and has been Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces since April 2019. He joined the army in 1991 and chaired the Transitional Military Council in 2019. He has chaired the Sovereignty Council since it was formed in August 2019, and was kept as chairman when it was reconstituted in November 2021.[3]

Overview

Current office

Disputed

Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council[1][2]

Republic of the Sudan

Since

11 Nov 2021

4 yrs 11 mos

Country
Sudan
Born
11 Jul 1960, Gandatu, Sudan[3]
First office on record
Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Army, 2018

Career

Record in public office

3 offices
  1. 11 Nov 2021 – present

    Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council[1][2]

    Republic of the SudanDisputed
  2. 2019

    Chairman of the Transitional Military Council[3]

    Sourced
  3. 2018 – 2019

    Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Army[3]

    Sourced

Education

Education

Sourced
  • Sudanese Military College[3]

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

6 claims · 3 sources

  • Verified 0
  • Sourced 4

Sources

  1. [1]
    Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    Kamil Idris government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Abdel Fattah al-Burhan." Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council. Record gp:person/abdel-fattah-al-burhan, last checked 16 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/abdel-fattah-al-burhan/