Malik al-Tayeb Khojali

Malik al-Tayeb Khojali al-Nil is a Sudanese military official. He served as (acting) governor of North Darfur between 2019 and July 2020. Since August 2025 he is deputy chief of staff for operations of the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Life

As of 7 May 2019 Khojali, as major general, was working as acting governor of North Darfur. In this capacity he stated that he was implementing the guidance of the Transitional Military Council, in particular the order of closure of all National Congress Party facilities.[1]

On 4 November 2019, Abdalla Hamdok, as prime minister of Sudan, became the first leader to visit Darfur in 16 years. Hamdok and Khojali together visited a camp for displaced persons in El Fasher.[2] Later that same month he urged to facilitate humanitarian access in the region.[3] In February 2020, Khojali received ambassadors of states willing to supply funds for projects for peace and stability building.[4]

Late June/early July 2020 the inhabitants of the village of Fata Bornu protested against Khojali, accusing him of siding with the Arabs and demanding his resignation. On 12 July Khojali ordered his security forces to remove themselves from the area. The next day there was an attack by Arabs on the village.[5][6] After this and several violent protest Khojali later that month declared a state of emergency in North Darfur.[7] By 27 July 2020 Khojali was no longer governor of North Sudan but army commander of the western region.[8]

On 18 August 2025 Khojali, then lieutenant general, was appointed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as deputy chief of staff for operations of the Sudanese Armed Forces.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Sudan: Governor of North Darfur Emphasizes Stability of Security Situations". AllAfrica. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ Hernández, Henar. "El primer ministro de Sudán quiere pasar a la historia con su visita a Darfur" (in Spanish). Atalayar. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  3. ^ "North Darfur governor order to facilitate humanitarian access". reliefweb. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Hemeti: 'Eastern Sudan Nazirs on board for Juba peace talks'". Dabanga Sudan. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ Walsh, Declan (30 July 2020). "The Dictator Who Waged War on Darfur Is Gone, but the Killing Goes On". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ Joachim J. Savelsberg (14 August 2020). "New Atrocities in Darfur and the Representation of Mass Violence". UC Press Blog. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ Németh, Sébastien (14 July 2020). "Soudan: la région du Darfour Nord placée en état d'urgence" (in French). RFI. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Banditry across Darfur leaves seven dead, three women raped". Dabanga Sudan. 27 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Al-Burhan forms new Chief of Staff for the Sudanese Army". darfur24. 18 August 2025. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025.
  10. ^ "They Helped Him Defeat Hemedti: Why Is al-Burhan Now Purging His Islamist Allies?". Al Estiklal. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025.
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