The
Council of States (,
Maglis al-Wilayat) is the upper house of the
parliament of
Sudan.
Sudan is currently in an interim (transitional) period following the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on 9 January 2005 that officially ended the
civil war between the Sudanese Government (based in
Khartoum) and the southern-based
Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) rebel group. The newly formed
National Legislature, whose members were chosen in mid-2005, has two chambers. The
Council of States (
Majlis Welayat) has 50 members who are indirectly elected by state legislatures. All members of the National Legislature serve six-year terms.