Late Sunday evening, Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris issued a decree appointing five new ministers to his administration, known as the “Government of Hope,” bringing the total number of appointed ministers to 20 out of a planned 22.
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According to the Sudan News Agency (SUNA), Idris also appointed three Ministers of State alongside the new cabinet members.
The appointments include:
Lamia Abdel Ghafar Khalafallah as Minister of Cabinet Affairs
Al-Mu'tasim Ibrahim Ahmed as Minister of Energy
Ahmed Al-Dardiri Ghandour as Minister of Digital Transformation and Communications
Al-Tuhami Al-Zain Hagar as Minister of Education and National Instruction
Ahmed Adam Ahmed as Minister of Youth and Sports
Additionally, Idris named three Ministers of State:
Ambassador Omar Mohamed Ahmed Siddiq, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Mohamed Nour Abdel Daim Abdel Rahim, Minister of State for Finance
Salima Ishaq Mohamed, Minister of State for Human Resources and Social Welfare
These appointments complete a key phase in forming the Government of Hope, whose outline Idris first revealed on June 19. The new government is set to comprise 22 ministries.
The cabinet formation has been gradual. On June 3, Idris appointed ministers for Agriculture and Irrigation, Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Health. On June 24, he appointed Babiker Samra Mustafa as Minister of Interior and Hassan Dawood Kabroon as Minister of Defense—both of whom were sworn in before Sovereign Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on June 28.
On July 11, Idris announced the appointment of five additional ministers covering the portfolios of Finance, Justice, Federal Governance, Industry and Trade, and Religious Affairs and Endowments.
Later in July, five more ministers were named to head the ministries of Livestock and Fisheries, Culture, Media and Tourism, Mining, Human Resources and Social Welfare, and Infrastructure and Transportation.
On June 1, Idris announced the dissolution of the previous government and his intention to form a new one. By June 19, he unveiled the vision for the “Government of Hope,” set to include 22 ministries.
Idris was sworn in as Prime Minister on May 31 before al-Burhan, following a constitutional decree appointing him on May 19. A seasoned politician, Idris holds a PhD in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and was a presidential candidate in 2010.
For years, Sudanese ministries have been managed by a mix of acting ministers and officials appointed during the civilian-military partnership period that began in 2021.
Sudan has been engulfed in a bloody conflict since April 15, 2023, between the army, led by al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti.” The war has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced around 15 million, according to UN and local authorities. A study by U.S. universities estimates the death toll at approximately 130,000.
— (Anadolu)
