Ibrahim Jaber Karim (Arabic: إبراهيم جابر كريم) is the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces with the rank of Admiral since May 2023.[1] He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Sudatel Group for Communications", and a member of the "Sudanese Sovereignty Council" since 21 August 2019.[2] He participated in the establishment of the "Transitional Military Council" in 2019, and was a member of it as well as the head of the council's economic committee.[3][4][5]

Ibrahim Jaber
إبراهيم جابر
Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
Assumed office
20 August 2019
Prime MinisterAbdalla Hamdok (21 August 2019–25 October 2021)
Abdalla Hamdok (21 November 2021–2 January 2022)
Osman Hussein Acting (from 19 January 2022)
LeaderAbdel Fattah al-Burhan
Member of the Transitional Military Council
In office
11 April 2019 – 20 August 2019
LeaderAbdel Fattah al-Burhan
Military service
Allegiance Sudanese Armed Forces
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars2023 War in Sudan

Jabir joined the Navy in 1988 and held several positions there, including Director of the Training Department, Director of the Technical Department, Military Attaché in Southeast Asia between 2007 and 2015, and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces for Logistics and Engineering between 2015 and 2019. He holds a Master's degree in Industrial Planning from University of Putra Malaysia, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1987 from the University of Khartoum.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ SudanTribune (2024-03-27). "Sudan military rejects power-sharing deal, favours technocratic government". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ "10 ضباط يحكمون السودان.. تعرف على أعضاء المجلس العسكري الانتقالي". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ "الفريق جابر في بلا قيود: سنحقق نصرا قريبا في الحرب العبثية التي شنها "المتمردون"". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  4. ^ "إبراهيم جابر: القوات المسلحة لن تكون طرفا في إي إتفاق سياسي". سودانايل (in Arabic). 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. ^ mozdapress (2022-05-17). "الجنرال الصامت في مجلس السيادة.. رشحه (حميدتي) وأصبح رجل البرهان الوفي". سودان تربيون (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ^ Manhom. "إبراهيم جابر إبراهيم". من هم؟ | بوابة الشخصيات والمؤسسات (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  7. ^ "عضو مجلس السيادة الفريق إبراهيم جابر يصل العاصمة الموريتانية نواكشوط". suna-news.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-13.