Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf

Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
أحمد عوض بن عوف
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
In office
11 April 2019  12 April 2019
DeputyKamal Abdel-Marouf al-Mahi
Preceded byOmar al-Bashir (as President of Sudan)
Succeeded byAbdel Fattah al-Burhan
First Vice President of Sudan
In office
23 February 2019  11 April 2019
PresidentOmar al-Bashir
Preceded byBakri Hassan Saleh
Minister for Defense of Sudan
In office
23 August 2015  14 April 2019
PresidentOmar al-Bashir
Himself
Preceded byMustafa Osman Obeid
Succeeded byJamal Aldin Omar
Personal details
Born1956 (age 6869)
Qerri, Sudan
Political partyNational Congress (Until April 2019)
Military service
Allegiance Sudan
Branch/service Sudanese Army
Rank General
Battles/warsWar in Darfur
2019 Sudanese coup d'état

Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf (born c.1956; Arabic: أحمد عوض بن عوف) is a Sudanese military officer and politician who served as the de facto head of state for one day from 11 April 2019 to 12 April 2019 after taking part in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état. Auf previously served as the minister of defense in Sudan from 23 August 2015 to 14 April 2019, and the First Vice President of Sudan from February to April 2019.