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Mohamed Nagi Alassam (Arabic: محمد ناجي الأصم) is a Sudanese pro-democracy activist and physician who helped in organising the longest physicians' strike in history during the Sudanese revolution, which lasted until Omar Al-Bashir's government was overthrown.[2][3][4] Alassam also took on the role of spokesperson and executive committee member for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which was crucial in organising and rallying the Sudanese people for a nonviolent revolution. He was the first SPA member to come out publicly,[5] and he was arrested on January 4, 2019, days after start of the revolution.[6]
Mohamed Nagi Alassam | |
|---|---|
محمد ناجي الأصم | |
| Born | 1991 (age 32–33) |
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Education | Kordofan University |
| Alma mater | Kordofan University |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Organization(s) | SPA FFC |
| Known for | Sudanese Revolution |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan) |
| Movement | SPA |
After being held for 98 days by the General Intelligence Service (Sudan), he was freed after the overthrown of Omar al-Bashir.[7][8] Following his release, he represented the SPA in the civilian-military negotiations that resulted in the interim constitution that established the foundation for a power-sharing arrangement, i.e., Forces of Freedom and Change.[9][10] He has been a vocal critic of the Oct. 25 military takeover,[11] and was again arrested after the coup for two weeks.[12][13]
In 2020 he gave a speech at the virtual Oslo Freedom Forum, where he detailed the chronicles of the 2018 Sudan revolution, and asked the global audience to support the country democratic transition.[14]
In 2021, Alassam co-founded Beam reports[15] an independent Sudanese media platform that aimed to provide factual, reliable, trustworthy, explanatory news, to actively participate in their community and counter misinformation/disinformation and increase media literacy. By producing and disseminating explanatory reports that helps break down current political, economical and social Sudanese issues.[16]
Since the beginning of 2022, Alassam has also been working as a non resident fellow with Arab Reform Initiative with focus on trade unions activity in the region and the democratic transition challenges in Sudan.[17] He published two papers with the initiative, one on the experience of the Sudanese Professional Association,[18] and the other on the April conflict in Sudan.[19]
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