Yasir Arman

Yasir Said Arman (Arabic: ياسر سعيد عرمان; born October 5, 1962) is a Sudanese politician and a leading figure in the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM).

Yasir Arman belongs to the Ja'alin, an Arab tribe indigenous to Northern Sudan; he was born in Tabat City in the state of Al Jazirah.

[1] Arman was accused of involvement in the deaths of two pro-Islamist students at the Khartoum branch of Cairo University (now Al-Neelain University), but was subsequently acquitted of the charges in court.

[1] Arman left the Sudanese Communist Party and joined the SPLM in 1987.

[1] Yasir Arman was arrested with other leaders in December 2009 after attempting to conduct a demonstration in Khartoum to protest against legislation passed in the parliament of Sudan.