Ali Osman Taha

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Ali Osman Taha
Second Vice President of Sudan
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 9, 2005
President	Omar al-Bashir
Preceded by	Zubair Mohamed Saleh
First Vice President of Sudan
In office 1998 – August, 2005
Succeeded by	Salva Kiir
Born	January 1, 1944
Political party	National Congress

Ali Osman Taha (also transliterated "Othman" or "Uthman") is the second Vice President of Sudan from August, 2005 to the present. He held the position of first First Vice President from 1998 to August 2005. He was the country's Foreign Minister for three years prior to becoming first Vice President and is a member of the National Congress Party (Sudan) .

Taha is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Khartoum and was known for his academic prowess. He then set up a private law practice before being appointed as a judge and then entering politics as a member of Sudan's parliament in the 80's.

Taha, along with John Garang are credited as being the co-architects of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement which brought Africa's longest civil war to an end on the 9th of January 2005.

Taha heads the Sudanese side of the Sudanese Egyptian High Committee

which is headed on the Egyptian side by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and includes Ministers from both countries and aims to effectualise cooperation between the two countries.