Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem Explained

Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem Mohamad
Nationality:Sudanese
Occupation:Diplomat
Office:Ambassador of Sudan to the United Nations
Term Start:14 September 2006
Term End:13 August 2010
Predecessor:Elfatih Mohamed Ahmed Erwa
Successor:Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman
Alma Mater:University of Khartoum, Ohio University
President:Omer al-Bashir

Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem Mohamad is a Sudanese diplomat. Since September 2006, Abdelhaleem has been his country's ambassador to the United Nations.

Career

Abdelhaleem began his career in the Sudanese Foreign Ministry in 1975 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the University of Khartoum. In 1978, he received a master's degree in international relations from Ohio University. He has served across Africa and the Greater Middle East for Sudan, including Saudi Arabia (1987–1989), Ethiopia (1990–1995), Somalia (1994) and Afghanistan (2003).

On Darfur

In an interview in a report on the Darfur genocide by PBS's Frontline, he said, "We are a developing country, we have our shortcomings. But we are unfairly treated. The issue of Darfur has been blown out of proportion."

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