page_title: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
hierarchical_section_title: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
caption_attribution_description: English: 18th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement gets underway in Baкu Azərbaycanca: Baкıda Qoşulmama Hərəкatının XVIII Zirvə Görüşü işə başlayır
context_page_description: Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan is a Sudanese politician and Sudanese Army general who is currently serving as Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country's collective transitional head of state. Before assuming this role in August 2019, he was the de facto head of state of Sudan as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council after former Chairman Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf resigned and transferred control in April 2019.
  He was formerly the General Inspector of the Sudanese Armed Forces.
  Burhan's record is considered to be cleaner than that of most of Sudan's generals, and he met with protesters during the Sudanese Revolution to listen to their demands.
  In May 2019, Burhan's first international trip was to Egypt to meet Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. His second visit was to the United Arab Emirates.
context_section_description: Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan (Arabic: عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهان‎; born 11 July 1960) is a Sudanese politician and Sudanese Army general who is currently serving as Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country's collective transitional head of state. Before assuming this role in August 2019, he was the de facto head of state of Sudan as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council after former Chairman Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf resigned and transferred control in April 2019.
  He was formerly the General Inspector of the Sudanese Armed Forces.
  Burhan's record is considered to be cleaner than that of most of Sudan's generals, and he met with protesters during the Sudanese Revolution to listen to their demands.
  In May 2019, Burhan's first international trip was to Egypt to meet Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. His second visit was to the United Arab Emirates.
caption: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in 2019