Siddiq Tawer
Siddiq Tawer[1] | |
|---|---|
صديق تاور | |
| Member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan[2] | |
| In office 21 August 2019[1] – 25 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
| Preceded by | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council and head of state) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan[3] |
| Occupation | physicist[4] |
Siddiq Tawer Kafi[1][3] (Arabic: صديق تاور, also: Siddig, Tower, Sadeek, born 1959) 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]
Biography
[edit]Tawer was born in 1959 in Kadugli, South Kordofan.[5]
Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities.[4]
Tawer is a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan.[3]
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.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ "Al-Burham forms Sudan's Sovereign Council". Sudan Tribune. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ "من هو بروفسور الفيزياء صديق تاور كافي مرشح قوى التغيير في المجلس السيادي - سيرة ذاتية ؟". اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "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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