Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein

Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein
عبد الرحيم محمد حسين
Abdel Rahim Hussein in July 2011.
Governor of Khartoum State
In office 6 June 2015 – 11 April 2019
President	Omar al-Bashir
Minister of National Defense
In office 22 September 2005 – 6 June 2015
President	Omar al-Bashir
Preceded by	Bakri Hassan Saleh
Succeeded by	Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim
Minister of Interior Affairs
In office 18 January 1993 – 13 July 2005
President	Omar al-Bashir
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad
Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Command Council
In office 30 June 1989 – October 1993
President	Omar al-Bashir
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Personal details
Born	1949 (age 75–76) Dongola, Northern State, Sudan
Political party	National Congress
Military service
Allegiance	Sudan
Branch/service	Sudanese Air Force
Years of service	1960's – 1989
Rank	Lt. Gen.

Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein (Arabic: عبد الرحيم محمد حسين; born 1949) is a Sudanese politician and the former Governor of Khartoum State. Hussein served as the longstanding Minister of National Defense of The Republic of Sudan. Hussein also served for a period as the Minister of Interior Affairs. During his term as Minister of Interior Affairs, he opened the Rabat University. Hussein was arrested in early April 2019 following a coup on 11 April which overthrew al-Bashir.^[1][2]