Siddiq Tawer

Siddiq Tawer Kafi[1][4] (also: Siddig, Tower, Sadeek) is a physicist and member of the Sudanese Ba'ath Party who became a member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan on 21 August 2019.[4][1][3]

Siddiq Tawer[1]
Member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan[2]
Assumed office
21 August 2019[1]
Prime MinisterAbdalla Hamdok
Preceded byAbdel Fattah al-Burhan (as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council and head of state)
Personal details
Occupationphysicist[3]
Known formember of the Sudanese Ba'ath Party[4]
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Member State of the Arab League

Childhood and education

Tawer's background is in the Nuba Mountains.[3]

Career

Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities.[3]

Political and human rights activities

Tawer is a member of the Sudanese Ba'ath Party.[4]

Sovereignty Council

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.[3] 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.[4]

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]

References
  1. "FFC finally agree on nominees for Sudan's Sovereign Council". Sudan Tribune. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. "Al-Burham forms Sudan's Sovereign Council". Sudan Tribune. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. Hendawi, Hamza (22 August 2019). "Who's who in Sudan's new ruling council". The National (Abu Dhabi). Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Sudan: No Guarantees in Case of Dispersion of Sit-in". Asharq Al-Awsat. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Former militia warns against al-Bashir handover to ICC". Sudan Tribune. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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