Former General Observer of Sudan Muslim Brotherhood dies aged 78

The General Observer of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan Shaikh Ali Mohamed Jawish died yesterday morning at the age of 78.

Jawish was born in the Al-Joul village in the Nile River State.

He received his elementary education in the villages of Al-Bawqa and Berber and then went to secondary school in Port Sudan. Later, he joined the Faculty of Economics at Khartoum University from which he graduated in 1965.

From 2005 until 2010, he held a seat in the Sudanese parliament for the Muslim Brotherhood. Later he ran a commercial office in Khartoum until his election as the group’s General Supervisor replacing Yusuf Nur Al-Daem.

Last Thursday, local media reported a statement by Jawish stating he supported the current protests in the country.

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“On the political side, an honorable group of our country’s sons have met in the so-called national dialogue,” Jawish said in the statement, adding that the participants presented a summary of their ideas to take the country out of its current economic woes.

“Despite disagreements over some issues, what has been achieved is enough to make a breakthrough if the intentions were true,” he added.

Since Wednesday, Sudanese cities have been witnessing demonstrations that had led to the death of eight people according to authorities. Opposition groups have said 22 people were killed.

Sudan has been suffering from shortages in bread, flour, fuel and cooking gas as a result of the rise in the dollar against the Sudanese pound.