Kamil Idris

Kamil Idris is the Prime Minister of Sudan. He leads the country's military-led government, which had been operating from Port Sudan as its wartime base for nearly three years due to the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Idris is newsworthy because he announced the government's official return to Khartoum in January 2026. This return marks a significant milestone, as Khartoum was quickly overrun by the RSF in the early days of the war in 2023. Idris stated that the returning government, dubbed the "government of hope," would focus on improving services for the residents of Khartoum, who have been beleaguered by the conflict. The return signifies a potential shift in the conflict dynamics and a move towards re-establishing governmental control in the capital.