Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein
Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein | |
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عبد الرحيم محمد حسين | |
Abdel Rahim Hussein in July 2011. | |
| Governor of Khartoum State | |
| In office 6 June 2015 – 11 April 2019 | |
| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 22 September 2005 – 6 June 2015 | |
| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Bakri Hassan Saleh |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim |
| Minister of Interior Affairs | |
| In office 18 January 1993 – 13 July 2005 | |
| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad |
| Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Command Council | |
| In office 30 June 1989 – October 1993 | |
| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Dongola, Northern State, Sudan |
| Political party | National Congress |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Sudan |
| Branch/service | Sudanese Air Force |
| Years of service | 1960's – 1989 |
| Rank | Lt. Gen. |
Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein (Arabic: عبد الرحيم محمد حسين; born 1949) is a Sudanese politician and the former Governor of Khartoum State. Hussein served as the longstanding Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Sudan. Hussein also served for a period as the Minister of Interior Affairs. During his term as Minister of Interior Affairs, he opened the Rabat University. Hussein was arrested in early April 2019 following a coup on 11 April which overthrew longtime president Omar al-Bashir.