Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib

Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib
محمد مختار الخطيب
General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
c. March 2012
Preceded byMuhammad Ibrahim Nugud
Personal details
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Political partySudanese Communist Party

Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib (born 1942) is a Sudanese politician, currently serving as the General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party.[1][2] He succeeded longtime party leader Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud following the latter's death on 22 March 2012.[3]

In May 2022, he was arrested, detained, and then released at a Khartoum airport by Sudanese security forces, during widespread protest against the military government.[4] Security forces also raided his home.[5]

Under his leadership, the SCP called for an immediate ceasefire between rival factions of the military government which began clashing on 15 April 2023. The Rapid Support Forces later raided and occupied the SCP's headquarters in Khartoum on 25 May 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sudan: Interviews with Sudanese Communist Party's new leader, Mohammed al-Khatib; student protests continue". The Niles. 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ al-Khatib, Muhammad Mukhtar (21 June 2012). "The Price of Speaking Out in Khartoum". Al Akhbar (Interview). Interviewed by Jaafar al-Sirr. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Head of Sudan's once-strong communists dead". Agence France-Presse. 22 March 2012 – via ModernGhana.
  4. ^ "Sudanese communists condemn arrest of general secretary". Morning Star. May 20, 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ Madaar (May 25, 2022). "Sudanese communists alert to increase in state repression following arrests". People's Dispatch. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ McKenzie, Roger (16 April 2023). "Sudanese communists call for immediate ceasefire as bitter power struggle leaves at least 50 dead". Morning Star. Retrieved 18 June 2024.


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