Aidan O'Hara | |
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European Union Ambassador to Sudan | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Irish Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
In office 2012–2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Dublin,Ireland | 11 June 1964
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On 17 April 2023,he was reportedly assaulted at his home in Khartoum amid the ongoing civil conflict and battle over the city. [4]
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