Yasser al-Atta
Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta (Arabic: ياسر العطا, romanized: Yāsir al-ʻAṭā, c. 1962) is the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces and a member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council since 21 August 2019. He served as Vice Chairman of the Transitional Military Council in 2019, Commander of the Border Guard Forces, and Military Attaché in Djibouti. His father was Major Hashim al-Atta, who led and was executed for the 1971 coup d'état.
Yasser al-Atta | |
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ياسر العطا | |
| Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok (21 August 2019–25 October 2021) Abdalla Hamdok (21 November 2021–2 January 2022) Osman Hussein Acting (from 19 January 2022) |
| Leader | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Member of the Transitional Military Council | |
| In office 11 April 2019 – 20 August 2019 | |
| Leader | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1962 (age 61–62) Bait al-Mal, Omdurman, Republic of Sudan |
| Parent | Hashem al-Atta (father) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Sudanese Armed Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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