Siddiq Tawer Kafi (also: ''Siddig'', ''Tower'', ''Sadeek'') is a physicist and member of the

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan (Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي - وطن في السودان ''Ḥizb al-Ba‘th al-‘Arabī al-Ishtirākī - Waṭan fī al-Sūdān''), previously known as the Arab ...

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 Oct ...

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 Age ...

Career

Tawer is a physicist who has taught at several Sudanese universities.

Political and human rights activities

Tawer is a member of the

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

. 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 ...

'', 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 individua ...

(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) {{Sudan-politician-stub