Khartoum, Dhu-AlQa'dah 08, 1436, August 23, 2015, SPA -- Sudan's President Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir issued today a decree appointing General Awad Mohamed Ahmed bin Auf as Minister of Defense. General Ibn Auf, who was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Sudanese armed forces, replaced the designate-Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Obeid. --SPA 23:07 LOCAL TIME 20:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w