Siddiq Tawer
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Member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan [2] | |
In office 21 August 2019 [1] – 25 October 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
Preceded by | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council and head of state) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan [3] |
Occupation | physicist [4] |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Siddiq Tawer Kafi [1] [3] (also: Siddig, Tower, Sadeek) is a physicist and member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan who was a member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan from 21 August 2019 to 25 October 2021. [3] [1] [4]
Tawer's background is in the Nuba Mountains. [4]
Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities. [4]
Tawer is a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan. [3]
On 21 August 2019, Tawer became one of the civilian members of the joint civilian–military transitionary head of state of Sudan called the Sovereignty Council of Sudan. [4] After his nomination, Tawer's membership of the Ba'ath Party "sparked a debate" according to Asharq al-Awsat, which Tawer attributed to "the state" and to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. [3]
On 8 November 2019, Tawer confirmed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's earlier statement that former president and International Criminal Court (ICC) indictee Omar al-Bashir would be surrendered to the ICC after the completion of his Sudanese court cases. [5]