Siddiq Tawer[1]
Member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan[2]
In office
21 August 2019[1] – 25 October 2021
Prime MinisterAbdalla Hamdok
Preceded byAbdel Fattah al-Burhan (as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council and head of state)
Personal details
Political partyArab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan[3]
Occupationphysicist[4]
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Siddiq Tawer Kafi[1][3] (also: Siddig, Tower, Sadeek) is a physicist and member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan who was a member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan from 21 August 2019 to 25 October 2021.[3][1][4]

Childhood and education

Tawer's background is in the Nuba Mountains.[4]

Career

Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities.[4]

Political and human rights activities

Tawer is a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan.[3]

Sovereignty Council

On 21 August 2019, Tawer became one of the civilian members of the joint civilian–military transitionary head of state of Sudan called the Sovereignty Council of Sudan.[4] After his nomination, Tawer's membership of the Ba'ath Party "sparked a debate" according to Asharq al-Awsat, which Tawer attributed to "the state" and to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.[3]

On 8 November 2019, Tawer confirmed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's earlier statement that former president and International Criminal Court (ICC) indictee Omar al-Bashir would be surrendered to the ICC after the completion of his Sudanese court cases.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "FFC finally agree on nominees for Sudan's Sovereign Council". Sudan Tribune. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Al-Burham forms Sudan's Sovereign Council". Sudan Tribune. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sudan: No Guarantees in Case of Dispersion of Sit-in". Asharq Al-Awsat. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Hendawi, Hamza (22 August 2019). "Who's who in Sudan's new ruling council". The National (Abu Dhabi). Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Former militia warns against al-Bashir handover to ICC". Sudan Tribune. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.


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