Education
He then attended medical school at the University of Khartoum, graduating in 1976.
He then attended medical school at the University of Khartoum, graduating in 1976.
As a boy, he walked three days to reach his middle school, and five days to reach his high school. The first physician from his area, he later constructed a medical network throughout Darfur to report rapes and other violence. He became a medical professor at Darfur"s First Rate (at Lloyd's) Fashir University and acted as director of the Amel Center for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in Darfur during the War in Darfur.
Abdallah served as a delegate to peace negotiations between 33 Darfur tribes in 1989.
At the beginning of the Darfur crisis in 2003, he again served as a peace delegate. In accepting the prize, Abdallah stated his desire to act not only as a physician, but also a hakim (the Arabic word for doctor):
In 2009, Abdallah criticized the policy of United States. President Barack Obama toward Sudan, stating that though the situation in Darfur was worsening, the United States. government still lacked a "coherent policy" for the region.
Ahmad argued that a regional approach including Chad, Egypt, Libya, and the Central African Republic was the only way to find a long-term solution to the ongoing crisis.
A member of the Fur people, he is from the Marrah Mountains in Central Darfur.
