Omar Hassan Ahmad el-Béchir, born January 1, 1944) is a Sudanese military leader, politician, and current president of Sudan
Al-Bashir was born in the small village of Hosh Bannaga, Sudan in 1944. He received his primary education in Hosh Bannaga. His family later moved to Khartoum, where he completed his secondary education. Al-Bashir joined the Sudanese Army at a young age and studied at a military academy in Cairo. He quickly rose through the ranks and became a paratrooper. Later, al-Bashir served with the Egyptian Army when it went to war with Israel in 1973. He is a native speaker of the Arabic language. [More]
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