Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad (born January 1956) 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 of the National Congress Party, who governed

Kassala State Kassala ( ar, ولاية كسلا, called ''Ash Sharqiyah'' during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 '' wilayat'' (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,400,000 (2000). Kassala is the capit ...

from 2006 until 2008, whereupon he adopted the position of

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

in the Ministry of Interior Affairs. He is noted for his liaison with

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peacekeeping forces in Sudan, and the 2009 Sudanese nomadic conflicts. Following the April 2019 Sudanese coup, Hamad lost his position as Minister of Interior. The former Interior Minister was arrested on April 14, 2019 for his role in the crackdown of people protested the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir.

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Living people National Congress Party (Sudan) politicians Government ministers of Sudan People from Kassala (state) 1956 births {{Sudan-politician-stub