Sudan's ruling party on Sunday named a man once dubbed as a "sinister" defender of the Islamist revolution which brought President Omar al-Bashir to power as senior vice-president. Bakr Hassan Saleh, a former interior and defence minister, was named first vice-president as Hassabo Mohammed Abdel Rahman became second vice-president, senior party official Rabbie Abdelatti Ebaid told AFP. "Yes, confirmed," Ebaid said of the appointments as the government began a reshuffle.