Ghazi al-Sadiq explained

Ghazi al-Sadiq
Death Date:19 August 2012
Death Place:near Talodi, South Kordofan, Sudan
Nationality:Sudanese
Occupation:politician

Ghazi al-Sadiq (died 19 August 2012) was a Sudanese politician. In July 2012, he was appointed as Guidance and Religious Endowments Minister, having previously served as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.

He died in a plane crash on 19 August 2012 near Talodi, South Kordofan, Sudan, which killed at least 31 other people. Initial reports focused on an attack by Sudan People's Liberation Movement North as a likely cause of the crash,[1] but Sudan's information minister later stated to Radio Omdurman that bad weather had caused the plane to crash into a hill.[2] The plane was carrying a delegation to an Eid al-Fitr celebration. At least 31 other people died in the crash, including several state ministers and the chairman of the Justice Party.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government minister among 32 people killed as Sudanese helicopter crashes into mountain in bad weather . 19 August 2012 . NBC News . live . 19 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819161245/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/19/13360421-government-minister-among-32-people-killed-as-sudanese-helicopter-crashes-into-mountain-in-bad-weather?lite . 19 August 2012 .
  2. Web site: Sudan ministers among victims of plane crash . 19 August 2012 . Al Jazeera . 19 August 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819235943/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/08/201281975853839515.html . 19 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: Sudan crash: Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim dies . 19 August 2012 . BBC News . 23 December 2012 . live . https://archive.today/20121223081443/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19310609 . 19 August 2012 .
  4. Web site: State media: Sudan minister, 31 others killed in plane crash . 19 August 2012 . CNN . live . 19 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819205805/http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/19/world/africa/sudan-plane-crash/index.html . 19 August 2012 .

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