Ahmed al-Omda

Ahmed al-Omda Badi (Arabic: أحمد العمدة) is a Sudanese politician and officer currently serving as governor of Blue Nile State since mid-2021.

[1] He has overseen the deadly Blue Nile clashes between 2022 and early 2023, and has supported SAF commander Abdelfattah al-Burhan during the Sudanese civil war since it's outbreak in April 2023.

[2] In 2006, when the Sudan People's Liberation Movement split into the Sudanese SPLM-N headquartered in Blue Nile, al-Omda was appointed brigadier general over Joseph Teka.

[4] Omda was appointed governor of Blue Nile State on June 13, 2021 by the Transitional Sovereignty Council, alongside Khamis Abakar of West Darfur.

[5] At his inauguration, Omda stressed the notion of building infrastructure and institutions to stabilize Blue Nile state from future wars.