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Also Known As ʿUmar Ḥasan Aḥmad al-Bashīr • Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
Born January 1, 1944 (age 82) • Sudan • Sudan

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Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at a press briefing with a United Nations backdrop.
Map of western Sudan and eastern Chad highlighting Darfur conflict zones and refugee camps. Conflict areas within and outside Darfur are marked, with clusters of refugee camps shown along the Chad border and several camps and internally displaced person (IDP) sites within Darfur. State and international boundaries are indicated, along with major cities such as Al-Fashir, Nyala, and Abeche.
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