Chief Justice of Sudan

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

#	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[7]	10 October 2019[7]

See also

• History of Sudan

References

1. FFC; TMC; IDEA; Reeves, Eric (10 August 2019). "Sudan: Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period". sudanreeves.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "TMC and FFC pick new Chief Justice". Sudan Daily. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Sudan appoints its first woman Chief Justice". Radio Dabanga. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
8. "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.
9. "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.