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.
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).
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."