(Bloomberg) -- Sudan named Neemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair as the nation's first-ever chief justice, the latest top appointment for a woman as the Islamist regime of ex-President Omar al-Bashir is slowly dismantled.
The choice of Khair was announced Thursday by Sudan's sovereign council, part of a transitional government set up to share duties between the army and protesters who helped oust Bashir in April.
Bashir seized power in 1989, promising an Islamic revolution in the North African country and promoting a harsh interpretation of Sharia law. The new government named Sudan's first-ever female foreign minister, Asma Abdullah, in September.
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