Omar Adeel
Omar Adeel | |
|---|---|
عمر عديل | |
 Adeel in February 1962 at the UN HQ in New York[1] | |
| Permanent Representatives of Sudan to the United Nations | |
| In office 30 July 1957 – September 1965 | |
| President | Sovereignty Council Ibrahim Abboud Sovereignty Council |
| Prime Minister | Ismail al-Azhari Abdallah Khalil Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa (acting) Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Fakhreddine Mohamed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1923 Dongola, Northern State, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Died | 1976 (aged 52–53) |
| Alma mater | Gordon Memorial College University of Exeter University of London |
Omar Abdel Hameed Adeel (Arabic: عمر عبد الحميد عديل, 21 July 1923 – 1976) was a Sudanese civil servant and diplomat. He is the inaugural Permanent Representatives of Sudan to the United Nations.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Adeel was born on 21 July 1923,[2] in Baja village near Dongola, Northern State during the Anglo-Egyptian occupation of Sudan.[3] He completed high school in Atbara, then moved to Khartoum to attend Gordon Memorial College but left after completing his second year.[4]
Career
[edit]Adeel sat for the civil service exam. He worked as a writer in the Sudanese Railways Department (1942 – 1943), the Sudan Defence Force (1943 – 1945), the Customs Department (1945 – 1947), then the Police Department (1948 – 1956).[4]
While working with the Police Department, Adeel completed a diploma in Law at the University of Exeter, followed by a bachelor degree in Law at the University of London. Between 1954 and 1956, he was part of the transitional team working between the Governor-General of the Sudan government and the Sudanese interim-government.[4]
Adeel became the Sudanese ambassador to Italy after Sudan independence in 1956. On 30 July 1957, Adeel became the inaugural Permanent Representatives of Sudan to the United Nations,[5] where he became a member of the Asian-African block in the UN.[1] In 1962, he was elected unanimously as the chairman of the UN General Assembly's political committee.[6][7]
In 1964, Adeel was one of three candidates for the 19th president of the United Nations General Assembly.[8][9] Alex Quaison-Sackey was elected, earning 18 out of 33 votes, to become the first black African to occupy that position.[10][11] In December 1964 and following the October 1964 Revolution in Sudan,[12] he was replaced by Fakhreddine Mohamed as the Permanent Representatives of Sudan to the United Nations.[13][14]
In 1965, Adeel served as one of the UN observers for the 1965 Cook Islands general election.[15][16][17] In 1966, he was appointed the UN representative on the "Aden question",[18] which referred to the issue of the decolonisation of the British colony of Aden, including the Eastern and Western Aden Protectorates, and surrounding islands, and its future status.[19][20]
In 1974, he became the Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme in Iraq.[21] There, he became a close friend to Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979.[22]
Personal life and death
[edit]In 1972, Adeel was accused by a New York woman of fathering her child and demanded financial support. Adeel invoked diplomatic immunity, leading to the case's dismissal.[23]
He died in 1976.[3]
Awards and honours
[edit]Adeel received the Grand Cross of Order of St. Sylvester, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and the grand officer of the Order of Menelik II.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "From Police Work to Diplomacy - Omar Adeel, 38-year-old former Scotland Yard detective who now heads Sudan's mission to United Nations, poses by U.N. flag at headquarters in New York City. Adeel, a key member of the powerful Asian-African bloc, has become one of the top delegates at the world organization". Digital Common Wealth. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ a b Who's who in America. A.N. Marquis. 1962.
- ^ a b "مناقشة كتاب السيد السفير/ جمال محمد إبراهيم بعنوان "عمر عديل .. من نبلاء الدبلوماسية السودانية"" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ a b c Abushouk, Ahmed Ibrahim. "السفير عُمَر عبد الحميد عَدِيْل «من نبلاء الدبلوماسية السُّودانية»". المدائن.
- ^ Chronicle of United Nations Activities. Hasid Publishing Company. 1958.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - The Straits Times, 21 September 1962". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Omar Abdel Hameed Adeel Elected Chairman of First Committee". UN. 1962-09-19.
- ^ "U.N. Presidency Unsettled". The New York Times. 1964-09-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Affairs, Canada Department of External (1964). External Affairs. The Department.
- ^ "Past Presidents". General Assembly of the United Nations. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Man in the News; Debonair Diplomat; Alex Quaison‐Sackey". The New York Times. 1964-12-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Ibrahim, Jamal Mohamed (2023-09-07). "السّـودانُ بلد تذبحَـهُ الخُـطـطُ السّـوداء". Alaraby.
- ^ Nations, United (1965). Delegations to the General Assembly: (1965-1967). UN. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1969.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "UN observers at Cook Islands elections, 1965". TE ARA. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ New Zealand Foreign Affairs Review. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1972. p. 25.
- ^ Publication. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1964.
- ^ Kuwait. Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations. 1964.
- ^ Jensen, Erik (1990-06-18). The United Kingdom — The United Nations. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11374-3.
- ^ "Aden - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Economic Review of the Arab World. Bureau of Lebanese and Arab Documentations. 1974.
- ^ Khālid, Manṣūr (1985). Nimeiri and the Revolution of Dis-May. KPI. ISBN 978-0-7103-0111-6.
- ^ AF Press Clips. Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State, U.S.A. 1972.