Ahmed Bilal Osman is a

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

ese politician. He was appointed to the position of Minister of Culture and Information by President Omer Al-Bashir on June 8, 2012, and took his oath of office on June 11 at the Republican Palace. He had previously worked as an Adviser of the President, representing the

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, before president Omar al-Bashir relieved all advisers in June 2012. He has also headed the High Committee of

North Kordufan North Kordofan ( ar, شمال كردفان, Šamāl Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km2 and an estimated population of 2,920,890 (2008 census) (3,340,000 (2011 estimate)). El-Obeid is the c ...

. In July 2011 he administered the first dose of

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as part of an immunization drive led by the GAVI Alliance.

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