Sudan names new Central Bank Governor

Abdul Rahman Hassan Abdul Rahman Hashim has been named Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, replacing former Finance Minister Mohamed Khair al-Zubair who served as Central Bank Governor since 2011. Abdel Rahman Hassan took on the post after being General Manager of state-owned Omdurman National Bank since 2006. He had previously held a number of positions in Omdurman National Bank and before that with Faisal Islamic Bank. Both the new Governor and the former Governor are members of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s ruling National Congress Party.