Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is a Sudanese general and politician who leads the Sudanese Armed Forces and chairs Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo: A Sudanese military commander, known as Hemedti, who leads the Rapid Support Forces. His alliance with al-Burhan collapsed into open war between their forces in 2023.
Sudanese Armed Forces: Sudan’s national military, comprising its army, air force, and other military branches. Al-Burhan commands this force, which is fighting the Rapid Support Forces.
Sudanese Revolution: The 2018–2019 popular uprising that led to Omar al-Bashir’s removal from power. The uprising created the transitional political order al-Burhan came to lead.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present): The armed conflict that began in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. As army chief, al-Burhan is a principal leader in the war and its political consequences.
Omar al-Bashir: Sudan’s president from 1989 until his removal in 2019. Al-Burhan served in the Sudanese military under al-Bashir’s government.
Rapid Support Forces: A Sudanese paramilitary force that grew from the Janjaweed militias and became a powerful independent armed organization. Its separate command structure and rivalry with the army underpin the conflict with al-Burhan’s forces.
2019 Sudanese coup d'état: The military takeover that removed Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Al-Burhan emerged as the leading military figure after the coup.
Displacement in Sudan: The forced movement of people within Sudan and across its borders because of armed conflict and other crises. Fighting between forces under al-Burhan and Hemedti has driven mass displacement.
Hemedti: The common name of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. This widely used name identifies al-Burhan’s wartime adversary and former power-sharing partner.
Transitional Sovereignty Council: Sudan’s collective head-of-state body established during the transition after Omar al-Bashir’s removal. Al-Burhan chairs the council, which has served as a central institution of transitional rule.

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