On Monday, the Sovereign Council appointed former Director of Intellectual Property, Kamil Idris, as Prime Minister with expanded powers, less than a month after appointing Sudan\u2019s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, to the same position. Idris\u2019s name has been suggested multiple times to lead the Sudanese government, most notably after the fall of former President Omar al-Bashir\u2019s regime, when he was a strong candidate for the transitional prime ministership. However, at that time, various factors\u2014including the strong push to appoint Abdalla Hamdok\u2014prevented his selection. His name reemerged after the events of October 21, 2021, as a possible leader for the remaining transitional period, but again, several factors delayed the formation of a government until the outbreak of war.<\/p>\n
Remarks on the Personality<\/strong> Supporters and critics of the new Prime Minister shared videos of Kamil Idris on social media yesterday. In some, he strongly supported the army during the “Battle of Dignity” and opposed its dissolution. In others, he called on the army to hand over power to civilians and expressed support for the December Revolution. However, observers downplayed the importance of these videos, likening their use to quoting only part of a verse\u2014”Do not approach prayer…”\u2014arguing that the videos were contextually appropriate at the time and their current circulation is an ill-intentioned attempt to discredit him based on positions that were reasonable then.<\/p>\n Luqma Rejects<\/strong> Ardol Supports<\/strong> According to sources, authorities first held consultations with Idris, and experts noted that he had insisted on being granted expanded powers. This explains a subsequent decision by the President of the Sovereign Council to cancel a prior directive that gave Sovereign Council members oversight over federal ministries and agencies. The new decision instructed members of the Sovereign and Ministers\u2019 Councils, as well as relevant bodies, to implement the order.<\/p>\n According to those close to him, Idris also announced that he would make a financial disclosure before taking the constitutional oath, and that he would work without a salary and live in his private residence rather than accept government housing.<\/p>\n A Test Opportunity<\/strong> Source: Asdaa Sudanese website<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Monday, the Sovereign Council appointed former Director of Intellectual Property, Kamil Idris, as Prime Minister with expanded powers, less than a month after appointing Sudan\u2019s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, to the same position. Idris\u2019s name has been suggested multiple times to lead the Sudanese government, most notably after the fall of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48995,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48992\/revisions\/48995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIdris\u2019s appointment on Monday did not come as a surprise to many. What was surprising, however, was the range of comments by journalists and activists on social media regarding his personality and potential to succeed under Sudan\u2019s complex conditions. While journalist Abdel Majid Abdel Hamid downplayed Idris\u2019s potential success in executive work, journalist Azmi Abdel Razek considered the appointment a good choice. Meanwhile, security expert and political analyst Lt. Gen. Jalal Tawer noted that Idris enjoys full authority and is not affiliated with any political faction\u2014a trait that allows him to remain equally distanced from all sides.<\/p>\n
\nFrom the pro-army factions, Idris Luqma, a leader in the Justice and Equality Movement, rejected Idris\u2019s appointment. In a Facebook post, he stated that he would oppose the appointment, questioning: \u201cWhat has Kamil Idris achieved?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nConversely, Mubarak Ardol, a leader of the Democratic Alliance for Social Justice, welcomed Idris\u2019s appointment, saying:
\n\u201cWe praise the appointment of Dr. Kamil Idris as Prime Minister at this difficult time. He faces numerous and complex tasks that require patience and determination, including reviving the government and its civil role, normalizing life, restoring services to citizens, fostering national unity, leading the transitional period, implementing the Juba Peace Agreement, and preparing for the Sudanese political dialogue process that will culminate in general elections.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAway from both supporters and critics, a third perspective calls for giving Idris a chance to prove himself. Judging a public official’s success or failure without testing their performance is illogical. Experts consider opposition to Idris unjustified, stemming from accumulated public skepticism caused by the disappointing appointment of Abdalla Hamdok. Many Sudanese now associate any former UN official\u2019s appointment with Hamdok\u2019s tenure, which not only failed to govern effectively but also led the country into a catastrophic war unprecedented in modern history.<\/p>\n