Siddiq Tawer

Sudanese physicist and politician

Siddiq Tawer^[1]

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]

Politics of Sudan


Member State of the Arab League
Constitution 4 August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration
Executive Presidency Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Deputy Chairman: Malik Agar Prime Minister Osman Hussein (acting) Cabinet
Legislature Transitional Legislative Council
Judiciary Constitutional Court Supreme Court Chief Justice Nemat Abdullah Khair Court of Cassation Public Court District Courts Town and rural courts
Administrative divisions States Governors Abyei Area Interim Security Force (UNISFA) Regions Darfur Regional Government Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council Districts
Elections Recent elections General: 2010 2015 next Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Mariam al-Mahdi Diplomatic missions of / in Sudan Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Foreign aid
Related topics United Nations (UN) in Sudan Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) African Union and UN in Sudan Darfur operation (UNAMID) Human rights ICC investigation Khartoum massacre investigation National Human Rights Commission
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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]

Childhood and education

Tawer's background is in the Nuba Mountains.^[4]

Career

Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities.^[4]

Political and human rights activities

Tawer is a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan.^[3]

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.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "Al-Burham forms Sudan's Sovereign Council". Sudan Tribune. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ "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.