Siddiq Tawer Kafi
(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
The eleven-member Sovereignty Council of Sudan ( ar, مجلس السيادة السوداني) was the collective head of state of Sudan from 20 August 2019, when it was created by the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration, until 25 Octob ...
from 21 August 2019 to 25 October 2021.
Childhood and education
Tawer's background is in the
Nuba Mountains
The Nuba Mountains ( ar, جبال النوبة), also referred to as the Nuba Hills, is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the Middle Ages, ...
.
Career
Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities.
Political and human rights activities
Tawer is a member of the
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan.
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
The eleven-member Sovereignty Council of Sudan ( ar, مجلس السيادة السوداني) was the collective head of state of Sudan from 20 August 2019, when it was created by the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration, until 25 Octob ...
.
After his nomination, Tawer's membership of the Ba'ath Party "sparked a debate" according to ''
Asharq al-Awsat
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, Aš-Šarq al-ʾAwsaṭ, meaning "The Middle East") is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted f ...
'', which Tawer attributed to "the state" and to the
Sudan People's Liberation Movement
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM; ar, الحركة الشعبية لتحرير السودان, ''Al-Ḥarakat ash-Shaʿbiyyat liTaḥrīr as-Sūdān'') is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as the political w ...
.
On 8 November 2019, Tawer confirmed Prime Minister
Abdalla Hamdok
Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated ''Abdallah'', ''Hamdouk'', '' AlKinani''; ar, عبدالله حمدوك الكناني; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Sudan from 20 ...
's earlier statement that former president and
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...
(ICC) indictee
Omar al-Bashir would be surrendered to the ICC after the completion of his Sudanese court cases.
References
Ba'ath Party politicians
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
Sudanese physicists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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