Sudanese Professionals Association

In 2012, a university lecturers' union in Sudan, in which Mohamed Yousif Ahmed al-Mustafa was active, judged that it was not strong enough to be effective. The lecturers' union joined with a doctors' union and a committee of teachers. In 2014, the groups had chosen the name Sudanese Professionals Association and started planning campaigns for a living wage and improved working conditions. In October 2016, a formal alliance between the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, the Sudanese Journalists Network, and the Democratic Lawyers Association was created on the basis of a written charter. ==2018–19 Sudanese protests==

After the 19 December 2018 Atbara protests started during the 2018–19 Sudanese protests, the SPA initially decided to coordinate with the protestors, by adding a call for an increased minimum wage. After discussing with the protestors, they decided to support the calls for "regime change". SPA member Mohammed Hassan Osman al-Ta'ishi (or Mohamed El Taayshi) became one of the eleven members of the Sovereignty Council, the collective head of state of Sudan for a planned 39-month transitional period, on 20 August 2019. ==Members==

The following groups are backers of or are officially under the umbrella of the SPA, as of June 2019: • Teachers’ Committee • Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors • Democratic Lawyers Association • Sudanese Journalists Network • Association of Democratic Veterinarians • University Professors Association • Sudanese Doctors Syndicate • Sudanese Engineers Syndicate • Central Pharmacists Committee • Sudanese Engineers Association • Sudanese Plastic Artists Association • Association of Animal Production Specialists • Health Officers Association • Central Committee of Medical Laboratories • Professional Pharmacists Assembly • Association of Professional Accountants • Association of Agricultural Engineers ==References==