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Abdalla Hamdok

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Also known as Abdalla Hamdouk, Abdallah Hamdouk, ʻAbd Allāh Ḥamdūk, Abdallah Hamduk, Abdallah Hamdok

Sudanese public administrator and former prime minister

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Abdalla Hamdok is a Sudanese economist, official, politician, and minister. Born in Al-Dibaibat on January 1, 1956, he is a male citizen of Sudan who practices Sunni Islam. He received his education at the University of Khartoum and the University of Manchester. Hamdok speaks Arabic and English.

His professional career has included employment with the United Nations, the African Development Bank, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. As an author, he has five works, including titles on innovative financing for Africa’s economic transformation, macroeconomic policy frameworks, and governance in Africa. He has also been quoted stating, "Sudanese blood is precious, let us stop the bloodshed and direct the youth's energy into building and development."

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Works
5

Top works

  • Electoral Process and the Prospects for Democracy Consolidation. Contextualising the African multiparty elections Of 2004
  • Innovative financing for the economic transformation of Africa
  • Macroeconomic Policy Framework for Africa's Structural Transformation
  • Electoral process and the prospects for democracy consolidation
  • Governance and policy in Africa

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Quotes

  • Sudanese blood is precious, let us stop the bloodshed and direct the youth's energy into building and development.

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Key facts

President
Sovereignty Council
Preceded by
Himself
Succeeded by
Osman Hussein (acting)
Born
( 1956-01-01 ) 1 January 1956 (age 70) , Al-Dibaibat , South Kordofan , Sudan
Party
Independent
Other political affiliations
Forces of Freedom and Change (until 2021)
Spouse
Muna Abdalla
Education
University of Khartoum , University of Manchester

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Encyclopedic overview

Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated Abdallah, Hamdouk, AlKinani; Arabic: عبدالله حمدوك الكناني, romanized: ʻAbd Allāh Ḥamdūk al-Kinānī; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th prime minister of Sudan from 2019 to October 2021, and again from November 2021 until his resignation in 2022.

Prior to his appointment, Hamdok served in numerous national and international administrative positions. From November 2011 to October 2018, he was deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). UNECA staff described Hamdok as "[a] diplomat, a humble man and a brilliant and disciplined mind". In 2020, Hamdok was named among Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential figures of the year.

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