Haider Ahmed Dafalla
Haider Ahmed Dafalla was the Chief Justice of Sudan and president of the Supreme Court of Sudan, starting in 2014.[1] He was the highest-ranking and presiding judge in the Supreme Court, and also head of administrative functions.[2] Dafalla was nominated and recommended by the national commission for judicial services to chief justice post, as a Chief Justice is responsible for allocation of cases which deal with an important law matters. He was the 15th Chief Justice of the Republic of Sudan since January 1956. In April 2014, the president of the Republic of Sudan appointed Haider Ahmed Dafalla by Presidential decree No. 23/2014 as Chief justice. He took office on 23 April 2014.
His Excellency Honorable Chief justice Haider Ahmed Dafalla | |
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صورة رئيس القضاء | |
15th Chief Justice of Republic of Sudan | |
In office 23 April 2014 – 2019 | |
Appointed by | Nominated & Recommended by the national commission for judicial Services Presidential Decree No. 23/2014; . |
Preceded by | Mohamed Hamed Ahmed Abo Sien .2014 |
Assumed office 23 April 2014 | |
Deputy | First Deputy .Justice Mahajoub AL Amin Alfkei Abdalla Second Deputy . Justice . Abdul Majeed Idriess |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1952 Republic of Sudan |
Alma mater | LL.B, LL.M. PhD. Cairo university 1983. |
Education
Dafalla's Academic Qualifications are: LL.B, Cairo University – Khartoum branch "First Class" 1976. LL.M, Cairo University "First Class" 1983. Cairo -Egypt.PHD "Law" – Cairo –Egypt May 1989. Beside a Diploma in Islamic Shariah Law "First Class" 1982. Cairo -Egypt.
Endorsements for Chief Justice, positions
Prof. Haider Ahmed Dafalla was not automatically nominated for the top judicial post for being one of the most outstanding magistrates of the Supreme Court, rather, he was nominated by the following: Started his career as legal Assistant "1st January 1977", Promoted to Second Grade District Judge "17th December 1979:", promoted to District Judge First class "19th November 1981", and to Public Court Judge (it was named earlier Province Court Judge) on "9th October 1986", promoted to Appeal Court Judge "16th March. 1992", promoted to Supreme Court Judge on "5th March .2000". he has been appointed By Presidential decree No. 23/2014 Chief justice to the Republic of Sudan on 23 April 2014 – up to date. Professional background Since (1977–1984) He served during this tenure in all courts hierarchy "Civil, Criminal & Sharia Courts" he served as judge in both "Khartoum State & Red Sea State" ; he also served as assistant registrar for court administration and judges affair 1984. Between (1984– 1992) He has been member of Technical & Scientific Research Bureau Administration, he had been seconded to Qatar 1996– 2001; he has assigned to chair Khartoum North judicial administration (2006–2009) . He was director of training department of Sudan judiciary , member of judicial inspection (2000). Then reappointed Director General of Technical & Scientific Research Bureau Administration. Till promoted to Republic of Sudan Chief Justice . Notable Potencies – Associated Law lecturer for many Sudanese Universities . – Associated lecturer to Qatar University . – Associated lecturer of private international law.
Studies and publications
- – An introduction to Law
- – An illustration to Sudanese Civil Procedure Code ( Part I & II)
- – Private International Law .
- – Fundamental of Commercial & Civil Pleadings – comparative study.
- – Implementation of judicial rules in Quatrain Procedures Act.
- – An introduction to comparative Law of Evidence .
- – An illustration to Qatar Criminal Procedure Code .
- – An illustration to Legal terminologies.
See also
- Nemat Abdullah Khair - Chief Justice during the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy
References
- "Handover of the COMESA Court of Justice facilities – Khartoum, Sudan 26th June 2014". COMESA Court of Justice. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- http://gmsudan.sd/en/index.php/news/politics/1295-sudanese-chief-justice-justice-is-an-integrated-system.html