Al-Sharief Mohamed Abad

Al-Sharief Mohamed Abad
Governor of North Darfur
In office
May 2018 – 22 February 2019
Preceded byAbdel-Wahid Youssef[1][2][Note 1]
Succeeded byAl Naeem Khidir Mursal
Personal details
OccupationPolitician

Al-Sharief Mohamed Abad[Note 2] is a Sudanese politician. He served as governor of North Darfur between May 2018 and February 2019.

Career

By 31 May 2018 Abad was serving as governor of North Darfur. In this capacity he met Steven Koutsis, the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to Sudan, who pressed to Sudanese government to continue the disarmament campaign.[3] In June 2018 Abad's government announced a plan for the internally displaced person (IDP) camps around the capital of North Darfur, offering various options for the inhabitants to remain or to return to their home villages.[4] In October 2018 his government also established a Humanitarian Aid Coordinative Office to work together with the Sudanese Ministry of Health and Socal Development.[5] In November 2018 Abad accompanied Hemedti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, on a visit to the Zamzam Refugee Camp. There were protests against the visit which led to six individuals being arrested.[6]

During the Sudanese revolution, Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, on 22 February 2019 called a state of emergency and replaced all civil governors of the states of Sudan with military governors. Retired major general Al Naeem Khidir Mursal was appointed for North Darfur.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "N. Darfur governor criticises UNAMID delay of stabilisation plan". Sudan Tribune. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Report of the PSC field mission to Sudan and UNAMID". Amani. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ "U.S. calls on Sudan to adopt new approach to achieve peace in Darfur". Sudan Tribune. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  4. ^ "North Darfur to transform IDPs camps into permanent residential areas". reliefweb.int. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Sudan: Humanitarian Aid Coordinative Office Established". allafrica.com. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Darfur Camps: The Murderer Visiting the Grave of the Slain Victims". Sudan Tribune. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  7. ^ "North Darfur governor briefs UNAMID on political developments in Sudan". Sudan Tribune. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. ^ "State of Emergency declared in Sudan – President Al Bashir dissolves govt". Radio Dabanga. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026.

Notes

  1. ^ In April 2018 Abdel-Wahid Youssef was governor of North Darfur. By 18 May he had been replaced by an (unnamed) acting governor. On 31 May Abad was in charge.
  2. ^ Also spelled Al-Sharif Mohamed Abbad, El-Sherief Mohamed Abbad Sumuh and El Sharif Mohamed Abad Samouh.


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