Asma abdullah biography

Sudanese diplomat

Asma Mohamed Abdalla^[3] (also: Asmaa, Abdallah, Abdullah;^[4][5][2]Arabic: أسماء محمد عبد الله) is a Sudanese diplomat. She became Sudan's first female Minister of Foreign Affairs in early September 2019 in the Transitional Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, during the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy.^[4]

Early life and education

Asma was born in 1946 in Khartoum.^[6] She graduated in 1969 from the University of Khartoum after studying economics and political science.^[2]

Diplomatic career

Asma was a Sudanese ambassador, employed by the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, prior to the Omar al-Bashir presidency.^[7] She was one of the first three women employed by the Foreign Ministry.^[2][7] Asma was dismissed from the Ministry following the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état that brought Omar al-Bashir to power^[8] a Asma Mohamed Abdalla - Wikipedia WUQ