Darfur SLM/A leader appoints Executive, Regional Secretaries

April 20, 2006– According to Chapter 2 of the Interim Constitution of the SLM/A, and the recommendations set forth by the Secretary General of the SLM/A and upon consulting with all political, and military leaders, the Negotiating Team in Abuja, external SLM/A’s offices, and in order to complete the interim organizational hierarchy to include all levels (national, regional, local and states’ level), now thereof, I, Abdulwahid Mohamed Ahmed Elnur, the Chairman of SLM/A, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the constitution, do hereby order and decree the following:

Section 1. Title & Effective Date: Decree No (8) – Appointment of Deputy Secretary General, Specialized Secretaries, Regional and States’ Secretaries. The decree shall enter into force upon its issuance.

Section 2. The following officers shall be appointed to fill the following positions;

– Mr. Mohamed Abdulkarim Abdalla (lawyer) – Deputy Secretary General
– Mr. Eltayeb Ahmed Ibrahim – Secretary for Darfur Region
– Mr. Muhialdin Abdalla Abdulgabar – Secretary of Finance
– Mr. Ali Majouk Elmumin – Secretary of Political Affairs
– Mr. Mohamed Osman M. Noureldin – Secretary for Southern Darfur State
– Mr. Tajeldin Mohamed Eltayed – Secretary for Capacity Building and Training
-Mr. Adam Yagoub Tibin – Secretary for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
– Mr. Mohamed Adam Abdalla (lawyer) – Secretary of Legal Affairs
– Miss. Niemat Adam Ahmadai – Secretary of Women and Child Affairs
– Mr. Elsadig Bushara Douda – Secretary of External Affairs
– Mr. Jaffer Mohamed Monro – Secretary of Information and Public Relations (spokesperson)
– Mr. Ibrahim Abdalla Ibrahim – Secretary of Youth and Students
– Miss. Taiba Ishag Abaker – Secretary of Social Affairs
– Mr. Abulatif Abdalla Ismail – Secretary of Humanitarian Affairs
– Mr. Osman Abdulnour Mohamed – Secretary of Economic Planning
– Mr. Mahmoud Mohamed Eltahir – Secretary for Organizational Management
– Mr. Mohamed Salih Rizgalla – Secretary of SLM/A’s External Offices
– Mr. Yagoub Abdalla Ali – Secretary for Educational Services
– Mr. Ismail Idris Nawai (lawyer) – Secretary for Kurdufan Region
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for the National Capital
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Western Darfur State
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Northern Darfur State
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Southern Kurdufan State
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Northern Kurdufan State
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Central Region
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Southern Region
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Blue Nile State
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Elgadarif State
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Northern Region
– Mr. John Doe – Secretary for Eastern Region

Section 3. All decrees, executive orders, thereof inconsistent with this decree are hereby repealed accordingly.

Section 4. All competent Authorities, each within its own jurisdiction and area, shall implement this Decree. The Decree shall enter into force upon its issuance.

Done in the city of Abuja, Nigeria, this 20th day of April, in the year two thousand and six.

Abdulwahid Mohamed Ahmed Elnur

Chairman and Commander In Chief

Sudan Liberation Movement/Army

For more info, please contact:

– Jaffer Monro, Spokesman and Press Secretary for the SLM/A

– Email address: [email protected]
– Abuja GSM phone: +234-806-591-4551