Khalil Ibrahim
| Khalil Ibrahim | |
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Khalil Ibrahim in June 2008.
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| Leader of the Justice and Equality Movement | |
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In office 2000 – 23 December 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Gibril Ibrahim |
| Advisor to the Governor of Central Equatoria | |
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In office 1998 – August 1998 |
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| Blue Nile State Minister for Social Affairs | |
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In office 1997–1998 |
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| Darfur State Minister for Education | |
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In office 1991–1994 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 Darfur, Sudan |
| Died | 23 December 2011 (aged 54) North Kurdufan, Sudan |
| Political party | Justice and Equality Movement |
| Other political affiliations |
Popular Congress (1989-1999) |
| Alma mater | Maastricht University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military service | |
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(2000-2011) |
| Years of service | 1992, 2000 - 2011 |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur |
Popular Congress
(1999-2000)
Sudanese Government
(1992)
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim (1957 – 23 December 2011) was the founder of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
Ibrahim was born in Sudan in 1957. Ibrahim was from the Koba branch of the Zaghawa ethnic group, which is located mainly in Sudan, with a minority on the Chad side of the border. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the National Islamic Front (NIF) seizure of power under the direction of Islamist Hassan al-Turabi in 1989. He also served as the state minister for education in Darfur between 1991 and 1994 in al-Fashir, North Darfur. A physician, Dr. Khalil spent four months in 1992 to fight Sudan People's Armed Forces. By Ibrahim's own account, he was disaffected with the Islamist movement by 2000 after seeing the economic neglect of the NIF, as well as its support to armed militias. At this time, he became part of a covert cell of Islamists who were seeking to change the NiF from inside. Dr. Ibrahim went on to serve as the state minister for social affairs in Blue Nile in 1997 before a post as advisor to the governor of Southern Sudan in Juba in 1998. However, others noted that he never received a national level appointment. Ibrahim's colleague in JEM, Ahmad Tugod, stated, "Khalil is not a first or even second class political leader. [...] He struggled all of his life to get a post in Khartoum." He quit the post in August 1998, several months before the end of his appointment, and formed an NGO called "Fighting Poverty". In December 1999, when al-Bashir sidelined al-Turabi with the help of Ali Osman Taha, Dr. Ibrahim was in the Netherlands, studying for a Masters in Public Health at Universiteit Maastricht.
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