Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem

Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem Mohamad is a Sudanese diplomat. From September 2006 to August 2010, Abdelhaleem was his country's ambassador to the United Nations.

Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem Mohamad
Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem in 2009
Ambassador of Sudan to the United Nations
In office 14 September 2006 – 13 August 2010
President	Omer al-Bashir
Preceded by	Elfatih Erwa [ar]
Succeeded by	Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman
Personal details
Nationality	Sudanese
Alma mater	University of Khartoum, Ohio University
Occupation	Diplomat

Career

Abdelhaleem began his career in the Sudanese Foreign Ministry in 1975 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the University of Khartoum. In 1978, he received a master's degree in international relations from Ohio University. He has served across Africa and the Greater Middle East for Sudan, including Saudi Arabia (1987–1989), Ethiopia (1990–1995), Somalia (1994) and Afghanistan (2003).

On Darfur

In an interview in a report on the Darfur genocide by PBS's Frontline, he said, "We are a developing country, we have our shortcomings. But we are unfairly treated. The issue of Darfur has been blown out of proportion."

External links

• Biography UN.org
• PBS Frontline program On Our Watch