Abdalla Hamdok was proposed on August 15 as prime minister of the transitional government set up in Sudan following the agreement concluded on July 17 between the various political forces and the army.
The transitional government, which will formally start on August 20, will lead the country for the next three years, or 39 months. The 20-member government will be civilian with the exception of the Ministries of Defense and the Interior.
The choice of Abdalla Hamdok should be formalized next Tuesday. The last word comes back to the Sovereign Council, which must lead the transition.
Former Deputy Secretary General of the African Economic Commission (CEA) between 2011 and 2018, the economist had declined in September 2018 the post of Minister of Economy and Finance under the regime Omar El-Béchard.
With more than 30 years of experience as a senior public policy analyst, Abdalla Hamdok has had to take on several international responsibilities.
From 2003 to 2008, he served as Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East with International IDEA.
Previously, he held the positions of Senior Technical Advisor (1995-1997) at the International Labor Organization in Zimbabwe; Senior Policy Economist (1997-2001) at the African Development Bank in Côte d’Ivoire; Head of the Public Sector Group and Member of the Executive Committee (1993-1995) at Deloitte & Touche of Management Consultants, Zimbabwe; and senior official (1981-1987) at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Sudan. Abdalla Hamdok holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts from the School of Economic Studies at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Khartoum, Sudan.
