Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

E258766

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is a Sudanese army general who became the de facto head of state after leading the military takeover that ousted President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
military officer
politician
alliance Sudanese Armed Forces
branchOfService Sudanese Armed Forces
cameToPowerAfter 2019 Sudanese coup d'état
commanded Sudanese Armed Forces
surface form: Sudanese ground forces
conflictInvolvedIn Sudan conflict starting 2023 between Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces
Darfur conflict
surface form: War in Darfur
controls Sudanese Armed Forces during post-2019 transitional period
countryOfCitizenship Sudan
deFactoLeaderOf Sudan
education military education in Sudan
military training in Egypt
military training in Jordan
military training in Saudi Arabia
era post-Bashir transitional period in Sudan
familyName al-Burhan
gender male
givenName Abdel Fattah
governsFrom Khartoum (before 2023 conflict)
internationalRole key figure in Sudan’s relations with regional powers after 2019
involvedIn civil-military power-sharing arrangements in Sudan after 2019
political crisis and military takeover in Sudan in October 2021
languageSpoken Arabic
militaryRank general
name Abdel Fattah al-Burhan self-link
nationality Sudanese
notableEvent dissolution of civilian-military transitional government in 2021
notableFor leading Sudan’s military after the fall of Omar al-Bashir
serving as de facto head of state of Sudan
occupation politician
soldier
officeAssumedOn 2019-04-12
overthrew Omar al-Bashir
participatedIn Sudanese Revolution 2018–2019
surface form: 2019 Sudanese coup d'état
placeOfBirth Sudan
positionHeld Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan
Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces
powerBase Sudanese Armed Forces
surface form: Sudanese military
religion Islam
roleDuringTransition head of Sudan’s transitional military-led governing body
roleInEvent leader of the October 2021 military takeover in Sudan
leader of the military takeover that ousted President Omar al-Bashir in 2019
successorOf Omar al-Bashir as de facto head of state of Sudan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Khartoum hasNotableAlumni Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan name Abdel Fattah al-Burhan self-link
Abdalla Hamdok succeededBy Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
this entity surface form: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (de facto head of government after coup)