The chief justice of Sudan is the head of the Judiciary of Sudan. Under Article 29.(3) of the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration, the chief justice is also the president of the Supreme Court of Sudan and is "responsible for administering the judicial authority before the Supreme Judicial Council."[1][2]
Nemat Abdullah Khair, the current chief justice, was claimed by Sudan Daily and Khartoum Star as being appointed as the first female chief justice of Sudan in late August 2019.[3][4] On 12 September 2019, two thousand protestors called for Abdelgadir Mohamed Ahmed to be appointed Chief Justice instead.[5][6] Khair was formally appointed as Chief Justice of Sudan by decree on 10 October 2019.[7]
List of chief justices
edit| # | Image | Name (birth–death) |
Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Mageed Imam[8] | (pre-1986)[8] | |||
| RCCNS/Omar al-Bashir presidency | ||||
| 15 | Haider Ahmed Dafalla | 2014[9] | 2019 | |
| Sovereignty Council of Sudan | ||||
| 16 | Nemat Abdullah Khair | 10 October 2019[7] | 18 May 2021[10] | |
| 17 | Abdel-Aziz Fathal-Rahman Abdeen Mohamed | 26 November 2021[11] | ||
See also
editReferences
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- ^ FFC; TMC (4 August 2019). "(الدستوري Declaration (العربية))" [(Constitutional Declaration)] (PDF). raisethevoices.org (in Arabic). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "In a historic event .. The appointment of a woman as chief of justice in Sudan". Khartoum Star. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "TMC and FFC pick new Chief Justice". Sudan Daily. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Sudanese call for justice in first protest under Hamdok's cabinet". Sudan Tribune. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Massive rallies demand swift appointment of Chief Justice and Attorney General". Radio Dabanga. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Sudan appoints its first woman Chief Justice". Radio Dabanga. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Sudanese security arrests SCoP leader in severe crackdown on opposition party". Sudan Tribune. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Handover of the COMESA Court of Justice facilities – Khartoum, Sudan 26th June 2014". COMESA Court of Justice. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "السودان.. إعفاء رئيسة القضاء وقبول استقالة النائب العام". العربية (in Arabic). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ SudanTribune (26 November 2021). "Sovereign Council appoints new Sudan's chief justice". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2024.