Abdullah Hamdok
Sudanese prime minister announces cabinet of transitional government Sudanese PM announces cabinet of transitional government

The names of 18 of the 20 members of the cabinet were announced by prime minister Abdallah Hamdok. The cabinet includes many who took stands against the regime of former president Omar al-Bashir

sudan-swearing-in Head of military junta takes charge as transitional president of Sudan

A 11-member sovereignty council, headed by the new president general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was also sworn in on August 21. Abdullah Hamdok, an economist, was also sworn in as prime minister on the same day

Sudanese opposition alliance selects the PM for the transitional period Sudanese opposition alliance selects PM for the transitional period

Abdullah Hamdok, a finance ministry official prior to the coup of 1989, has been selected as the new prime minister. He will head the government for a period of three years and three months after which elections will be held