Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim

Summary

Lieutenant General Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim (Arabic: مصطفى عثمان عبيد سالم) is a Sudanese Army officer who currently serves as Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim
Native name
مصطفى عثمان عبيد سالم
Allegiance Sudan
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldChief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces (2013 - present)
Battles/warsSouth Kordofan & Blue Nile Conflict

Salim took command of the Armed Forces from Col. Gen. Ismat Abdel-Rahman at a handover ceremony on 25 June 2013. The changeover followed an attempted coup in November 2012, and also several military setbacks in the Sudan internal conflict, particularly in North Kordofan.[1]

Obeid also served temporarily as the Sudanese Minister of Defence after taking over from Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein from 6 June until August 2015, when he was replaced with Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf.[2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "New Sudan armed forces chief after rebel attacks". The Daily Star. 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Bashir appoints U.S. Sanctioned general as new defence minister - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan".
  3. ^ "Sudan changes ministers of defence, foreign affairs, oil". 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ "من هو وزير الدفاع السوداني الجديد : الفريق أول ركن مهندس / مصطفى عثمان عبيد سالم - سودافاكس".