Currently Prof Mohammed Eltom is part of the newly established transitional government of Sudan and holds the position of the Minster of Education. He started his career in the University of Khartoum in mid 60’s and has worked at Qatar University in Doha, New Ulster University UK, CERN Switzerland and Teachers Colleague tutors in Colombia University. He has published numerous articles, books and researches, including ‘Higher Education in Sudan : towards a new vision in a new era (2006)’ and ‘General Education in Sudan : The Democratic Alternative (2014)’. He completed his BSc in Mathematics at Leeds University in the UK, and has a PHD in Mathematics from Oxford University.