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Hemedti

1975 - Today

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Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo Musa (born 1974 or 1975), commonly known by the mononym Hemedti, is a Sudanese military officer and politician who is serving as the chairman of the presidential council of the Government of Peace and Unity since 2025. He is also the military head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of the two main factions involved in the Sudanese civil war along with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. A Janjaweed chief from the Rizeigat tribe in Darfur, Hemedti was one of the warlords leading the Janjaweed in the war in Darfur and is accused by several organizations to be one of the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide (2003–2005). Hemedti later joined the RSF and has served as its military head since 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Hemedti is the 1,859th most popular military personnel (up from 1,922nd in 2024), the 27th most popular biography from Sudan (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Sudanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hemedti ranks 1,861 out of 2,058. Before him are Adrianos Komnenos, Mindarus, Billy Bishop, Jonathan M. Wainwright, John Eisenhower, James Wilkinson, Afanasy Beloborodov, and George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan. After him are Richard Marcinko, Richard S. Ewell, Amir Hatami, and George Crook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Hemedti ranks 166. Before him are Estas Tonne, Stefano Fiore, Russell Brand, Lou Bega, Eric Szmanda, and Hugh Dancy. After him are Mark Williams, Yoshie Kasajima, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Victoria Villarruel, Darude, and Jonah Lomu.

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, Hemedti ranks 27 out of 38. Before him are Ahmed al-Mirghani (1941), Manute Bol (1962), Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf (1954), Babiker Awadalla (1917), Alexander Siddig (1965), and Mo Ibrahim (1946). After him are Salih Mahmoud Osman (1957), Abubaker Kaki Khamis (1989), Awadeya Mahmoud (1963), Almoez Ali (1996), Ismail Ahmed Ismail (1984), and Abdalelah Haroun (1997).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sudan

Among military personnels born in Sudan, Hemedti ranks 1. 

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    Hemedti

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 54.73

    Rank: 1

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