Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan (Arabic: عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهانcode: ar is deprecated ; born 11 July 1960) is a Sudanese politician and soldier who is the Interim President of Sudan since 2021 and the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council from 2019 until the council was dissolved in October 2021, and again since the council was restored in November 2021. Burhan is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces.

His Excellency General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
عبد الفتاح البرهان
File:Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, 2019 (cropped).jpg Burhan in October 2019
Interim President of Sudan
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2021
Prime Minister	See list Mohamed Tahir Ayala Abdalla Hamdok Osman Hussein
Vice President	See list First Vice Presidents Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (2021–2023) Malik Agar (2023–present) Second Vice Presidents Osman Kebir (11–12 April 2019) Vacant (2019–2021) Malik Agar (2021–2023) Shams al-Din Khabbashi (April–May 2023) Yasser al-Atta (2023–present)
Preceded by	Omar al-Bashir
Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 August 2019
Deputy	Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo
Preceded by	Council formed
2nd Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
In office 12 April – 20 August 2019
Deputy	Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo Malik Agar
Preceded by	Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
Succeeded by	Council dissolved
Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 April 2019
President	Himself (Acting)
Preceded by	Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
Personal details
Born	11 July 1960 (aged 65) Directorate, Republic of Sudan (present-day River Nile, Sudan)
Nationality	Sudanese
Political party	Independent (2021–present)
Spouse(s)	At least 1 wife
Children	3
Education	University of Khartoum Sudanese Military Academy
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Soldier
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Sudan
Branch/service	Sudanese Armed Forces
Years of service	1976–present
Rank	15px General Commander-in-chief
Commands	Sudanese Armed Forces (since 2019)
Battles/wars	Second Sudanese Civil War First Congo War Second Congo War War in Darfur 2019 Sudanese coup d'état 2021 Sudanese coup d'état Third Sudanese Civil War

Following the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état which overthrew President Omar al-Bashir, in April 2019, Burhan took part in the new military junta led by Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf. However, a day later, Auf stepped down and Burhan became the chairman of the Transitional Military Council. In August of the same year, Burhan dissolved the TMC and formed the Transitional Military Council and Burhan headed the council.

In May 2019, Burhan's first international trip as president was to Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. His second visit was to the United Arab Emirates. In August 2020, Burhan signed the Juba Agreement, this allowed Burhan to continue to lead the Transitional Sovereignty Council until in October 2021 where the council will be dissolved rather than as originally planned in February 2021.

Burhan led another coup d'état in October 2021 which deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his cabinet members and put them under house arrest and also declared himself Interim President. However, a month later in November, Hamdock and Burhan signed an agreement to make Hamdock as Prime Minister again. However, in January 2022, Hamdok resigned following massive protests and a political deadlock.

In April 2023, Burhan's vice president, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who's relationship with Burhan has soured since February 2023 because of the 2021 coup has rebelled against Burhan which started the Third Sudanese Civil War thus dividing the country. Dagalo has blamed Burhan for the war stating that he wanted to divide the country. However, Burhan has denied those clames and said that it was Dagalo who wanted to divide the country.

He is leading the SAF against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the ongoing Third Sudanese Civil War. Burhan survived an assassination attempt while attending a military graduation ceremony in Gebeit. Five people were killed in the drone attack.