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Ibrahim Ghandour ( ar, إبراهيم غندور; born 6 December 1952) was the
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Ibrahim Ghandour ( ar, إبراهيم غندور; born 6 December 1952) was the Foreign Minister of Sudan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ar, وزارة الشؤون الخارجية) is the Sudanese cabinet ministry which oversees the foreign relations
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from 9 June 2015 to 19 April 2018Sudan Picks New Foreign Minister After Vow to Boost U.S. Ties/ref> and the former head of the ruling National Congress Party. Ghandour, whose background is in academia as opposed to the military, was chosen as part of an attempt by the
Sudanese government
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to boost ties with the United States
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. Ghandour is a former presidential assistant, and also previously worked as a consultant with the World Health Organization
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.
Ghandour was imprisoned in 2020 after Omar Bashir's ouster. He was released from prison after the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
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but was imprisoned again the following day.
See also
*List of foreign ministers in 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa
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*#Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
*#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
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*#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
*#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–prese ...
*List of current foreign ministers
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Living people Foreign ministers of Sudan 1952 births National Congress Party (Sudan) politicians Leaders of political parties Sudanese academics {{Sudan-politician-stub