Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah
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Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah | |
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| Born | c. 1953 Marrah Mountains, Darfur, Sudan |
| Occupations | physician, professor |
| Organization | Amel Center for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in Darfur |
| Known for | human rights activism during War in Darfur |
| Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (2007) |
Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah (born c. 1953)[1] is a Sudanese physician and human rights activist.
A member of the Fur people, he is from the Marrah Mountains in Central Darfur. As a boy, he walked three days to reach his middle school, and five days to reach his high school.[1] He then attended medical school at the University of Khartoum, graduating in 1976.[2] The first physician from his area, he later constructed a medical network throughout Darfur to report rapes and other violence.[1] He became a medical professor at Darfur's Al Fashir University and acted as director of the Amel Center for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in Darfur during the War in Darfur.[3]
Career
Abdallah served as a delegate to peace negotiations between 33 Darfur tribes in 1989. At the beginning of the Darfur crisis in 2003, he again served as a peace delegate.[2]