KHARTOUM,
Sudan
Sudan’s defence minister, Gen. Jamaleddin Omar, died Wednesday
of a heart attack in South Sudan, state news agency SUNA reported.
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| Sudan’s defence minister, Gen. Jamaleddin Omar |
General Omar was in
South Sudan’s capital of Juba, taking part in peace talks between his country’s
transitional government and opposition groups.
SUNA said arrangements
are underway to transport the body for burial in Sudan.
Omar was a member of
Sudan's Sovereign Council, which took power last year under a 39-month
power-sharing deal between the military and the pro-democracy movement that led
the uprising against former President Omar al-Bashir.
In a press statement,
Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads the Sovereign Council, said he mourned
the death of Omar “who died while struggling for the stability of Sudan” — a
reference to peace talks with rebels.
Omar was promoted to
the rank of first lieutenant general on April 15, 2019 by the head of the
Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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