Ghazi al-Sadiq | |
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Died | 19 August 2012 near
Talodi,
South Kordofan, Sudan |
Nationality | Sudanese |
Occupation | politician |
Ghazi al-Sadiq (died 19 August 2012) was a Sudanese politician. In July 2012, he was appointed as Guidance and Religious Endowments Minister, having previously served as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. [1]
He died in a plane crash on 19 August 2012 near Talodi, South Kordofan, Sudan, which killed at least 31 other people. [1] Initial reports focused on an attack by Sudan People's Liberation Movement North as a likely cause of the crash, [2] but Sudan's information minister later stated to Radio Omdurman that bad weather had caused the plane to crash into a hill. [1] The plane was carrying a delegation to an Eid al-Fitr celebration. At least 31 other people died in the crash, including several state ministers and the chairman of the Justice Party. [3] [4]
Ghazi al-Sadiq | |
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Died | 19 August 2012 near
Talodi,
South Kordofan, Sudan |
Nationality | Sudanese |
Occupation | politician |
Ghazi al-Sadiq (died 19 August 2012) was a Sudanese politician. In July 2012, he was appointed as Guidance and Religious Endowments Minister, having previously served as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. [1]
He died in a plane crash on 19 August 2012 near Talodi, South Kordofan, Sudan, which killed at least 31 other people. [1] Initial reports focused on an attack by Sudan People's Liberation Movement North as a likely cause of the crash, [2] but Sudan's information minister later stated to Radio Omdurman that bad weather had caused the plane to crash into a hill. [1] The plane was carrying a delegation to an Eid al-Fitr celebration. At least 31 other people died in the crash, including several state ministers and the chairman of the Justice Party. [3] [4]