Amgad Fareid Eltayeb is the Executive Director of Fikra for Studies and Development, a Sudanese policy institute focused on democratic governance, human rights, and civilian protection. He is a prominent figure in Sudan’s pro-democracy movement, having played a leadership role in the Sudanese Professionals Association and co-founded Girifna and Sudan Change Now. During Sudan’s 2019–2021 democratic transition, he served as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister and later as Political Advisor to the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). His research interests include civil–military relations, state transformation, and the political economy of conflict in the Horn of Africa.