List of heads of government of Sudan

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Anglo-Egyptian Sudan referred to the manner by which Sudan was administered between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of Egypt and the United Kingdom.-Union with Egypt:... (Condominium)
22 October 1952 to November 1953		Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi Syd. Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi, was born in June 1885, died in 1959, was a religious and political leaders in Sudan. He was the son of Mohammed Ahmed el-Mahdi and was born a few days after his father's death. Along with his brother Ali, the two were the only surviving sons of the Mahdi following the... , Chief Minister	UMMA	Son of Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah was a religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who, on June 29, 1881, proclaimed himself as the Mahdi or messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith...
6 January 1954 to 1 January 1956		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:... , Chief Minister	NUP
Republic of Sudan
1 January 1956 to 5 July 1956		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:... , Prime Minister	NUP
5 July 1956 to 17 November 1958		Abdallah Khalil Abdallah Khalil Sayed Abdallah Khalil was a prominent Sudanese politician and the former Prime Minister.Khalil, a former army general, put together a Umma Party/Mahdist coalition on July 5, 1956 and became Prime Minister . He allied Sudan with the United States, sparking a tense standoff with Egypt under Gamal... , Prime Minister	UMMA	Carried out a self-coup Self-coup A self-coup or autocoup is a form of coup d'état that occurs when a country's leader, who has come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and assumes extraordinary powers not granted under normal circumstances. Other measures taken may include...  against his own government
18 November 1958 to 30 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... , Prime Minister	Mil
30 October 1964 to 2 June 1965		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.... , Prime Minister	UNF
10 June 1965 to 25 July 1966		Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub was a former foreign minister, then Prime Minister, of Sudan and an important writer who has published several volumes of poetry in the Arabic language.... , Prime Minister	UMMA	1st Term
27 July 1966 to 18 May 1967		Sadiq al-Mahdi Sadiq al-Mahdi Sadiq al-Mahdi is a Sudanese political and religious figure... , Prime Minister	UMMA	1st Term
18 May 1967 to 25 May 1969		Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub was a former foreign minister, then Prime Minister, of Sudan and an important writer who has published several volumes of poetry in the Arabic language.... , Prime Minister	UMMA	2nd Term; Deposed in the 1969 coup d'etat
Democratic Republic of Sudan
25 May 1969 to 27 October 1969		Babiker Awadalla Babiker Awadalla Babiker Awadalla is Sudanese Arab nationalist politician. He was born in Gitena, White Nile State.Awadalla graduated from Gordon Memorial College law school... , Prime Minister	n-p
28 October 1969 to 12 October 1971		Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the Nubian President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985... , Prime Minister	Mil	1st Term; 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 11 August 1976			SSU
11 August 1976 to 10 September 1977		Rashid Bakr Rashid Bakr El Rashid El Tahir Bakr was the prime minister of Sudan from 11 August 1976 until 10 September 1977. He was a member of the Sudan Socialist Union.- References :... , Prime Minister	SSU
10 September 1977 to 6 April 1985		Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the Nubian President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985... , Prime Minister	SSU	2nd Term; Deposed in the 1985 coup d'etat
22 April 1985 to 15 December 1985		Al-Jazuli Daf'allah Al-Jazuli Daf'allah Al-Jazuli Daf'allah was prime minister of the Sudan from April 22, 1985 to May 6, 1986. After participating in the coup that deposed President Jaafar al-Nimeiry, he joined the military government as prime minister. He resigned the post after democratic elections were held in 1986, and was... , Prime Minister	n-p
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		Al-Jazuli Daf'allah Al-Jazuli Daf'allah Al-Jazuli Daf'allah was prime minister of the Sudan from April 22, 1985 to May 6, 1986. After participating in the coup that deposed President Jaafar al-Nimeiry, he joined the military government as prime minister. He resigned the post after democratic elections were held in 1986, and was... , Prime Minister	n-p
6 May 1986 to 30 June 1989		Sadiq al-Mahdi Sadiq al-Mahdi Sadiq al-Mahdi is a Sudanese political and religious figure... , Prime Minister	UMMA	2nd Term; Deposed in the 1989 coup d'etat
30 June 1989 to Present	Post Abolished

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

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
  • List of heads of state of Sudan
  • Vice President of Sudan
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen - Sudan