Sami Saeed

Sami Abdelhalim Saeed, is the Head of the International IDEA Programme for Sudan since 2020, in his previous positions at the United Nations as a legal advisor in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General SRSG (from 2006 – 2020), delivered numerous of analysis and researches on legal issues of post-conflict in transformative communities. Saeed’s previous experience includes having practiced law before the Constitution Court in Sudan; teaching public law, and supporting CSOs on developing training on peacebuilding, preventing and countering violent extremism in the Horn of Africa, women's political participation in the post-conflict environment. Saeed holds an LL.B, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Translation, LL.M on IHL, and Ph.D. in Constitution Law. His research interests include the constitution, democracy, restorative justice, transitional justice, human rights, and conflict resolution.