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Hunud Abia Kadouf
Hunud Abia Kadouf
BornJanuary 1944 (age 81)
Salara District, Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan
NationalitySudanese
Occupation(s)Legal scholar, academic administrator, former judge
Known forVice-Chancellor of the International University of Africa, Prime Ministerial Candidate for Sudan.

Hunud Abia Kadouf (born January 1944) is a Sudanese legal scholar, academic administrator, and former judge. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the International University of Africa in November 2020 and was still in post in January 2022.[1][2] He previously served as Dean of the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws at the International Islamic University Malaysia.[3] In November 2021, news outlets reported he was under consideration for Prime Minister of Sudan, which he declined.[4][5]

Early life and education

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Kadouf was born in the Salara District of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan in 1944. He graduated with first-class honours in law from the University of Khartoum and later earned an MA and a PhD in law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in 1981. His doctoral thesis was titled The Nyimang Law of Property.[1][6]

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Kadouf served as Dean of the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He has held editorial roles including Editor-in-Chief of the IIUM Law Journal and Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Security and Safety. In Sudan, he worked as a judge on the Court of Appeal and contributed to the design of the national bar examination.[1] He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the International University of Africa in November 2020.[1]

2021 prime-ministerial consideration

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During the political crisis of November 2021, media outlets reported that Kadouf was being considered for the office of Prime Minister, with subsequent reporting indicating he declined.[7][5]

Conference participation and engagements

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Professor Kadouf has been regularly invited as a speaker, panelist, or session chair at international academic and policy forums. He chaired a session on "Contextualizing socio-legal problems of Sudanese students in Malaysia" at a London conference on the diaspora's role in sustainable development organised by the World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD).[8] He has also been listed as a keynote speaker, presenter, and organiser at various sustainability, diaspora and MENA conferences, including events held in London and Morocco in 2022.[9] Earlier in his career, he contributed to a judicial conference in Khartoum in 1984 that explored developments in Islamic law.[10]

Honours and affiliations

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Kadouf has served on regional higher-education bodies, including the governing board of the Association of African Universities.[11]

Selected publications

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  • Hunud Abia Kadouf. Latin Legal Phrases, Terms and Maxims as Applied by the Malaysian Courts. Singapore: Partridge Publishing, 2017.[12]
  • Hunud Abia Kadouf. Law, Custom and Property Rights Among the Ama/Nyimang of the Nuba Mountains in the Sudan: An Analysis. [Details to be added once publisher information is confirmed].
  • Hunud Abia Kadouf. The Nyimang Law of Property. PhD thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981.[6]
  • Hunud Abia Kadouf. "Legal Research at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia: Trends and Policies." IIUM Law Journal 18, no. 2 (2010).[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Prof. Hunud Abia Named Vice Chancellor Of International University Of Africa". Sudanow Magazine. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Ambassador of Malaysia met with Prof Hunud Abia Kadouf, Vice-Chancellor of International University of Africa (IUA)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Malaysia: IHL conference commemorates 150 years of the First Geneva Convention". International Committee of the Red Cross. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  4. ^ "السودان.. بروفيسور في القانون يتصدر المرشحين لرئاسة الوزراء". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Sudanese scholar declines military's offer to be prime minister". Sudan Tribune. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "التهميش والمقاومة: محنة شعب النوبة". Sudarees (in Arabic). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  7. ^ "السودان.. بروفيسور في القانون يتصدر المرشحين لرئاسة الوزراء". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  8. ^ "3rd Diaspora International Conference". Sudan Knowledge (WASD). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Prof. Hunud Abia Kadouf". Africa Who's Who. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  10. ^ Islamic Law in Africa (PDF). Brill. 1985. p. 144. ISBN 9789004081140. Retrieved 17 August 2025. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  11. ^ "AAU welcomes new Governing Board members". Association of African Universities. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  12. ^ Kadouf, Hunud Abia (2017). Latin Legal Phrases, Terms and Maxims as Applied by the Malaysian Courts. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781543742912. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  13. ^ Kadouf, Hunud Abia (2010). "Legal research at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia: trends and policies". IIUM Law Journal. 18 (2). Retrieved 17 August 2025.

Category:Sudanese legal scholars Category:International University of Africa Category:International Islamic University Malaysia Category:People from South Kordofan Category:1944 births Category:Living people