Hussein Abdelbagi

Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany (Arabic: حسين عبد الباقي أكول أجاني‎) is one of the vice presidents of South Sudan. Abdelbagi is a Malual Dinka from Northern Bahr el Ghazal.[1] Abdelbagi, born in the late 1960s, was a son of the politically influential Malual Dinka tribal leader Sultan Abdelbagi Akol (1928-2020), who was among other things considered the spiritual head of the South Sudanese Muslims.[2][3] Gen. Abdelbagi was the Chief of General Staff of the South Sudan Patriotic Army, which became part of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance. On August 25, 2018 the SSPM/A split, with Abdelbagi creating a faction that claimed to have removed Costello Garang Ring for rejecting the peace process and attacking communities on the border with Sudan.[4] On July 23, 2019, the SSPM/A faction of Costello Garang Ring claimed to remove Abdelbagi from office. He became the speaker of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance faction led by Gabriel Changson Chang after it split in November 2018.[5] As part of the unity government deal the SSOA was allowed to pick one out of the five vice presidents.[6] The SSOA failed to decide on a vice president, so they authorized president Salva Kiir to pick from a list of six leaders. On February 23, 2020, Kiir picked Abdelbagi, making him the fifth vice president.[7] Abdelbagi is the first Muslim Vice President of South Sudan and the highest ranking Muslim to be a part of any government in South Sudan.[8]

Hussein Abdelbagi
5th Vice President of South Sudan
Assumed office
23 February 2020
Personal details
NationalitySouth Sudan
Political partySSOA

References
  1. "Hussein Abdelbagi appointed 4th South Sudan's Vice-President - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. "South Sudanese opposition group sacks prominent member over alleged conspiracy - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. "Muslims Of The Two Sudans Mourn Sultan Abdelbagi Akol". 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  4. "Another opposition group splits as South Sudan peace talks resume in Khartoum - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. "Gabriel Changson invited to Vatican for retreat". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  6. "Four opposition alliance figures seek VP position". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. "Kiir finally picks 5th vice president". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  8. "Is South Sudan ready for a Muslim vice-president?". Sudan Tribune. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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