In April 2014, the president of the Republic of Sudan appointed Haider Ahmed Dafalla by Presidential decree No.
[citation needed] Dafalla's Academic Qualifications are: LL.B, Cairo University – Khartoum branch "First Class" 1976.
[citation needed] Before Dafalla became Chief Justice of Sudan, he started his career as a legal assistant January 1977, then he was promoted to Second Grade District Judge December 1979.
He was director of the training department of Sudan judiciary, member of judicial inspection (2000).
He has then reappointed Director-General of Technical & Scientific Research Bureau Administration until promoted to Republic of Sudan Chief Justice.