List of heads of state of Sudan

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Sudan
1 January 1956 to 17 November 1958	Sovereignty Council
		Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi
		Muhammad Ahmad Yasin
		Ahmad Muhammad Salih
		Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri
		Siricio Iro Wani
18 November 1958 to 31 October 1964		Ibrahim Abboud Ibrahim Abboud El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud was a Sudanese president, general, and political figure. A career soldier, Abboud served in World War II in Eritrea and Ethiopia. In 1949, Abboud became the deputy Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military. Upon independence, Abboud became the Commander in Chief of the... , Chairman of the Supreme Council	Mil
31 October 1964 to 16 November 1964		Ibrahim Abboud Ibrahim Abboud El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud was a Sudanese president, general, and political figure. A career soldier, Abboud served in World War II in Eritrea and Ethiopia. In 1949, Abboud became the deputy Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military. Upon independence, Abboud became the Commander in Chief of the... , President		Resigned after mass protests
16 November 1964 to 3 December 1964		Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Al-Hassan was a Sudanese politician, ambassador and an elite educator. Famous for his great legacy in education and founding prints for Ministry of Education in Sudan, and as the Prime Minister in the October Regime.... , Acting President	UNF
3 December 1964 to 10 June 1965	First Committee of Sovereignty
		Abdel Halim Muhammad		1st Term
		Tijani al-Mahi
		Mubarak Shaddad
		Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman
		Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho
10 June 1965 to 8 July 1965	Second Committee of Sovereignty
		Ismail al-Azhari Ismail al-Azhari Ismail al-Azhari was a Sudanese nationalist and political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Sudan between 1954 and 1956, and as President of Sudan from 1964 until he was overthrown by Gaafar Nimeiry in 1969.-Early life:...	NUP
		Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi
		Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho
		Abdel Halim Muhammad		2nd Term
		Khidr Hamad
8 July 1965 to 1967		Ismail al-Azhari Ismail al-Azhari Ismail al-Azhari was a Sudanese nationalist and political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Sudan between 1954 and 1956, and as President of Sudan from 1964 until he was overthrown by Gaafar Nimeiry in 1969.-Early life:... , Chairman of the Sovereignty Council	NUP
1967 to 25 May 1969			DUP	Deposed in the 1969 coup d'etat
Democratic Republic of Sudan
25 May 1969 to 12 October 1971		Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the Nubian President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985... , Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council National Revolutionary Command Council (Sudan) The National Revolutionary Council was the body that ruled Sudan after the coup d'etat in 1969.-Members :*President: Maj.-Gen. Gaafar Nimeiry*Vice President: Mr. Babiker Awadalla...	Mil	Briefly interrupted during the 19-22 July 1971 coup d'etat 1971 Sudanese coup d'état The 1971 Sudanese coup d'état was a short-lived communist-backed coup, led by Major Hashem al Atta, against the government of President Gaafar Nimeiry. The coup took place on 19 July 1971, toppling the government of Sudan, but was ultimately unsuccessful as the Nimeiry government was restored on 22...
12 October 1971 to 6 April 1985		Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the Nubian President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985... , President	SSU	Deposed in the 1985 coup d'etat
6 April 1985 to 9 April 1985		Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was the President of Sudan from April 6, 1985 to May 6, 1986. Born in the town of Omdurman in 1934, he graduated from the Sudanese Military Academy... , Commander-in-Chief	Mil
9 April 1985 to 15 December 1985		Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was the President of Sudan from April 6, 1985 to May 6, 1986. Born in the town of Omdurman in 1934, he graduated from the Sudanese Military Academy... , Chairman of the Transitional Military Council Transitional Military Council This article details the period of Transitional Military Council, April 1985 to April 1986, in the history of Sudan. The combination of the south's redivision, the introduction throughout the country of the sharia, the renewed civil war, and growing economic problems eventually contributed to...
Republic of Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
15 December 1985 to 6 May 1986		Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was the President of Sudan from April 6, 1985 to May 6, 1986. Born in the town of Omdurman in 1934, he graduated from the Sudanese Military Academy... , Chairman of the Transitional Military Council	Mil
6 May 1986 to 30 June 1989		Ahmed al-Mirghani Ahmed al-Mirghani Ahmad Ali Al-Mirghani was the President of Sudan from May 6, 1986 to June 30, 1989, when the democratically elected government was toppled by a military coup led by the current President Omar al-Bashir.-Early life:... , Chairman of the Supreme Council	DUP	Deposed in the 1989 coup d'etat
30 June 1989 to 16 October 1993		Omar al-Bashir Omar al-Bashir Lieutenant General Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir is the current President of Sudan and the head of the National Congress Party. He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister... , Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation The Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation was the authority by which the military government of Sudan under Lt. Gen. Omar al-Bashir exercised power.The RCC came to power following the June 1989 coup....	Mil
16 October 1993 to 1996		Omar al-Bashir Omar al-Bashir Lieutenant General Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir is the current President of Sudan and the head of the National Congress Party. He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister... , President
1996 to Present			NC

Affiliations

• UNF - United National Front
  United National Front
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• NUP - National Unionist Party
  Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan)
  The Democratic Unionist Party is the oldest political party in Sudan.Sudan's first President Ismail al-Azhari was a member of the party when it was known as the National Unionist Party...
  
  
• DUP - Democratic Unionist Party
  Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan)
  The Democratic Unionist Party is the oldest political party in Sudan.Sudan's first President Ismail al-Azhari was a member of the party when it was known as the National Unionist Party...
  
   (renamed National Unionist Party)
• SSU - Sudanese Socialist Union
  Sudanese Socialist Union
  The Sudanese Socialist Union was a political party in Sudan. The SSU was the country's sole legal party from 1971 until 1985, when the regime of President Gaafar Nimeiry was overthrown in a military coup....
  
  
• UMMA - National Umma Party Sudan
• NC - National Congress
  National Congress (Sudan)
  The National Congress or National Congress Party ' is the governing official political party of Sudan. It is headed by Omar al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989, and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level...
  
  
• Mil - Military
• n-p - Non-partisan

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See also

• Sudan
  Sudan
  Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
  
  
  • Politics of Sudan
    Politics of Sudan
    Officially, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic consociationalist republic, where the President of Sudan is Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a multi-party system...
    
    
  • List of governors of pre-independence Sudan
  • Vice President of Sudan
  • List of heads of government of Sudan
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• Official website of the President of Sudan
• World Statesmen - Sudan