Sharif Harir

Sharif Abdallah Harir (Arabic: جشريف عبد الله حرير, romanized: Šarīf ʻAbd Allāh Ḥarīr) is a Sudanese, Darfuri Zaghawi social anthropologist, politician and a rebel leader.[1][2]

Harir has worked as an lectioner in the Nordic Africa Institute and a professor of social anthropology in the University of Khartoum, before returning to Darfur and becoming deputy chairman and Foreign Affairs Representative of the SLA-Unity faction.[3][4][2][5] In the early 1990s Harir co-founded the Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance with Ahmed Diraige.[6] Harir has been described as one of the first scholars to recognize the dangers of the Tajammu al-Arabi, a rebel group funded by Muammar Gaddafi.[7]

References

  1. ^ "'Darfuris should lobby more': scholar". Dabanga Radio TV Online. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Lecture by Dr Sharif Harir". abdelaati.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Chad threatens Darfur peace agreement". Sudan Tribune. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ Nousiainen, Anu (12 April 2012). "Rauhanmies Haavisto". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Rebel SLM-Unity threatens to snub Darfur peace talks". Sudan Tribune. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  6. ^ "SUDAN: SAVING PEACE IN THE EAST Africa Report N°102 – 5 January 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. ^ De Waal, Alex (10 December 2004). "Who are the Darfurians? Arab and African Identities, Violence and External Engagement". Items - Social Science Research Council. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
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