| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General |
| Yasser al-Atta | |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Birth Place: | , Omdurman, Republic of Sudan |
| Battles: | War in Sudan |
| Allegiance: | Sudanese Armed Forces |
| Office2: | Member of the Transitional Military Council |
| Term Start2: | 11 April 2019 |
| Term End2: | 20 August 2019 |
| Office: | Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council |
| Term Start: | 20 August 2019 |
| Primeminister: | Abdalla Hamdok (21 August 2019–25 October 2021) Abdalla Hamdok (21 November 2021–2 January 2022) Osman Hussein Acting (from 19 January 2022) |
| Leader: | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Leader2: | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan |
| Parents: | Hashem al-Atta (father) |
| Birth Date: | c. |
Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta is the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces[1] and a member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council since 21 August 2019.[2] He served as Vice Chairman of the Transitional Military Council in 2019, Commander of the Border Guard Forces, and Military Attaché in Djibouti.[3] His father was Major Hashim al-Atta, who led and was executed for the 1971 coup d'état.[4] [5]
In May, al-Atta stated that the army controlled most of the country, except for a few small areas, while accusing media linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of spreading misinformation. He thanked Saudi Arabia and the United States for their mediation efforts but emphasized the army's goal of expelling the RSF from Khartoum. Al-Atta dismissed the possibility of the conflict escalating into a civil war, asserting that the army represented all of Sudan. Additionally, he raised concerns about the presence of the Wagner Group in the conflict and highlighted issues related to gold extraction in Sudan.[6]
In July, al-Atta accused Kenyan President William Ruto of supporting the RSF, undermining his role in the East African peacekeeping mission. Sudan refuses to cooperate with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Quartet Group, led by Ruto, until he is replaced. Al-Atta challenged Ruto to face the Sudanese army. Kenyan officials condemn these remarks. In August, al-Atta stated that around 80% of the RSF have been incapacitated, continuing that the RSF continues to recruit inexperienced mercenaries, but the army repelled 6,000 new RSF fighters recently.[7]
In November 2023, al-Atta stated that the UАЕ had provided unidentified supplies to the RSF through Uganda, the Central African Republic (CAR), and Chad.[8] Moreover, In January 2024, during a tour in Omdurman, he announced his intention to file a complaint with regional institutions and escalate it to the UN Security Council against the UАЕ’s involvement in the Sudanese conflict.[9]