SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - SUDAN

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000148

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR S/WE: SASHA MEHRA AND GERDA LANE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWMN PHUM PREL SU
SUBJECT: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - SUDAN

REF: 06 STATE 202341


1. Per reftel, EMBASSY Khartoum has identified what we believe are
the five most influential women in Sudan. Our list is
geographically diverse and includes women from civil society and
government. Names, titles, and contact information for each of the
women follow:

NAME: Mariam Al Sadig Al Siddig Al Mahdi
TITLE: General Secretary Assistant for Communications, Women's
Development Sector, Umma Party
CONTACT INFORMATION: Umma National Party Headquarters, Al Morada
Street, Omdurman;
Cell Phone: (249) 9-12631094
E-mail: maryom96@yahoo.com

NAME: Rebecca Garang
TITLE: Minister of Transports and Roads
CONTACT INFORMATION: Government of South Sudan, Juba

NAME: Dr. Tabitha Boutros Shokaya
TITLE: Minister of Health
CONTACT INFORMATION: Phone: (249) 183-774381; Cell phone: (249)
9-11182535

NAME: Amal Abbas
TITLE: Consultant of Editorial Board, Al Sahafa newspaper
CONTACT INFORMATION: Phone: (249) 183-789422 c/o Editor-in-Chief

NAME: Dr. Amna Dirar
TITLE: Secretary General, Beja Congress
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ahfad University; Phone: (249) 9-12348924 c/o
Amna Badri


2. In some cases, it may be easier for the Department to pass
information to these women via EMBASSY and/or Consulate General Juba
channels.

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