Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan (Arabic: ??? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????) (born 1960) is a Sudanese politician and Sudanese Army lieutenant general who is currently serving as Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country's collective transitional head of state.
Before assuming this role in August of 2019, he was the de facto head of state of Sudan as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council after former Chairman Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf resigned and transferred control in April 2019.He was formerly the General Inspector of the Sudanese Armed Forces.Burhan's record is considered to be cleaner than that of most of Sudan's generals, and he met with protesters during the Sudanese Revolution to listen to their demands.In May 2019, Burhan's first international trip was to Egypt to meet Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.