Qatari agents seek MB return to political scene in Sudan

Ahmed Adel

Qatar is trying to provide the necessary support to help the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan, the group’s return to political life, and promote them through its media trumpet, Al-Jazeera.

Qatar has been supporting, both financially and logistically, a number of individuals, who are completely loyal and obedient to Doha, to work they way back to the political scene. Some of these individuals include:

Ghazi Salahuddin:

Sudanese opposition politician Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani and head of the Sudanese Reform Now Movement was Minister of State and Political Adviser to the President of the Republic between 1991-1995, and also worked as Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1995, and in the period between February 1998 and February 2001 as Minister of Information and Culture.

He was one of the officials who used to promote for Qatar in Sudan, especially its interference in the Darfur crisis, deeming Doha “the only platform to negotiate the crisis.”

During an interview with Qatari Al-Sharq newspaper, Atabani said that Riyadh and Dubai are stalling to prolong the Gulf boycott against Qatar.

Ali Al Haj

He is the Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Congress Party who were appointed to several ministerial positions.

Al Haj had been demanding at the majority of his press interviews to let Islamists participate in the transitional government, after an uprising that initially intended to overthrow the Muslim Brotherhood organization from ruling.

In an interview with the Qatari Al-Sharq newspaper in June 2017, he praised Qatar Charity, which is deemed the official sponsor of terrorism in Africa, saying Gulf countries only present untrue accusations regarding Doha and its support to terrorism.

Al-Zubair Ahmad Al-Hassan:

He is the secretary general of the Islamic Movement, operating through the Qatari regime in Sudan. He was appointed to several positions during Omar al-Bashir’s era, including minister of finance and minister of energy resources.

During his time in office, he struck many deals with Qatar, including a 2002 deal to get $15 million loan from Doha to fund the initiation of the Merowe Dam.

In 2019, authorities in Ethiopia were able to foil a Qatari scheme after busing a meeting between head of Sudan’s Justice and Equality rebel group, Gibril Ibrahim, and Qatari intelligence, leading to the arrest of Zubair under accusations of cooperating with Gibril in an attempt to organize a coup.