Global InformationHemedti information
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo | |
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محمد حمدان دقلو | |
 Hemedti in 2022 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council | |
| In office 11 November 2021 – 19 May 2023 | |
| Chairman | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Malik Agar |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 25 October 2021 | |
| Chairman | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Commander of the Rapid Support Forces | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed command 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New command |
| Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Military Council | |
| In office 13 April 2019 – 20 August 2019 | |
| Chairman | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Preceded by | Kamal Abdel-Marouf al-Mahdi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo Arabic: محمد حمدان دقلو 1974 or 1975[1] (age 48–49)[2] Republic of Chad[3][4][5] |
| Known for | Leader of RSF during the War in Sudan (2023) |
| Nickname | Hemedti (Arabic: حميدتي) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sudan |
| Branch/service |  Rapid Support Forces |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | Head of the RSF |
| Battles/wars | War in Darfur 2019 Sudanese coup d'état 2021 Sudanese coup d'état War in Sudan (2023) |
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Arabic: محمد حمدان دقلو, romanized: Muẖammad H̱amdān Daqlū, born 1974 or 1975), generally referred to mononymously as Hemedti[1] (Arabic: حميدتي, romanized: H̱amīdtī), Hemetti,[6] Hemeti,[7] or Hemitte ("little Mohamed"),[8] is a Janjaweed leader from the Rizeigat tribe[9] in Darfur, who was the Deputy head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) following the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.[1] Since 2013,[10][11] Hemetti has commanded the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).[12][13] He was considered by The Economist to be the most powerful person in Sudan as of early July 2019.[14]
On 21 August 2019, the TMC transferred power to the civilian–military Transitional Sovereignty Council, of which Hemetti is a member.[15] Under Article 19 of the August 2019 Draft[needs update] Constitutional Declaration, Hemetti and the other Sovereignty Council members were to be ineligible to run in the 2022 Sudanese general election.[16][17] As of 2019, Hemeti was considered one of the richest people in Sudan via his company, al-Junaid, which had a wide array of business interests including investment, mining, transport, car rental, iron and steel.[18] On behalf of the Transitional Military Council, Hemetti signed a Political Agreement on 17 July 2019[19][20] and a Draft Constitutional Declaration on 4 August 2019, together with Ahmed Rabee on behalf of the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), as major steps in the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy.[21] In September 2019, Hemetti helped negotiate a peace deal between groups in armed conflict in Port Sudan.[22]
Hemetti took part in the 2021 Sudan coup d'état, but has since distanced himself from it; in February 2023 he called it a "mistake". The comments were part of a growing rift between him and army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.[23][24] In April 2023, Dagalo mobilized the RSF against al-Burhan's government, claiming to capture key government sites, though al-Burhan has disputed this.[25]
According to Human Rights Watch[26] and professor Eric Reeves,[27] the RSF[12][13] was responsible for crimes against humanity, including systematic killings of civilians and rapes, in Darfur in 2014 and 2015. Hemetti was also involved in the 23 November 2004 attack on the village of Adwa which resulted in a massacre and rape, and said that the attacks had been planned for months.[28] According to Al Jazeera and The Daily Beast, the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, headed by the RSF, holds major responsibility for the 3 June 2019 Khartoum massacre.[29][7]
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Albaih_Hemetiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Beaumont, Peter (2023-04-17). "Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo: the feared ex-warlord taking on Sudan's army". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Amin, Mohammed (29 July 2019). "Hemedti: From Camel herder to Sudan's de facto ruler". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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ThomReut_PortSudan_dealwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Olewe, Dickens (20 February 2023). "Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo: Top Sudan military figure says coup was a mistake". BBC News. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Nashed, Mat (21 March 2023). "As Sudan's rival forces vie for power, who pays the price?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "At least 25 killed, 183 injured in ongoing clashes across Sudan as paramilitary group claims control of presidential palace". CNN. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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