Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dismissed Burai Al-Siddig Ali Ahmed from his position as Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan and appointed Amina Mirghani Hassan Altoum as his replacement.

This makes Amina Mirghani Hassan Altoum the first woman to hold this position in Sudan.

According to press reports, the dismissal followed sharp disagreements within the government over gold export policies and the management of its revenues.

Reports indicate the dispute arose during an official meeting at the Ministries Complex in Port Sudan, where Governor Burai Al-Siddig insisted on exclusive gold export through the Central Bank, while representatives of exporting companies insisted on their right to export directly without the bank’s mediation.

Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim supported the companies’ position, which escalated tensions during the meeting.

The dismissed Central Bank governor recently told Al Jazeera Net that gold exports are conducted on an advance payment basis, meaning the proceeds are transferred in advance to the exporter’s bank, so there is no room to claim non-remittance of gold export revenues.

He added that the Central Bank is working on developing a new mechanism for pricing gold domestically in coordination with other government entities to reduce the gap with the global price and curb smuggling, where the lucrative price is the main factor.

According to Sudanese sources, Amina Mirghani graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Khartoum with honors in Business Administration, holds a master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Gezira, and earned professional certificates in human resource management from the UK and a SHRM certificate from the US. She has also participated in multiple workshops, training courses, and conferences in the US, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

In 2019, Amina served as Director General of Financial Markets at the Central Bank of Sudan, a department specialized in foreign currency, then was appointed Director General of the Export Development Group affiliated with the Defense Industries System, and later became Director General of the Sudan Currency Printing Company.