 | Leaders of the Sudan
(Republic of the Sudan) |
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See also the Republic of South Sudan, seceded from Sudan in 2011.
Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.
Parties: DUP: Democratic Unionist Party - NCP: National Congress party - NUP: National Unionist Party - PDP: People's Democratic Party - SF: Southern Front - SPLM: Sudan People's Liberation Movement - SPLM-N: Sudan People's Liberation MovementNorth - SSU: Sudan Socialist Union - Umma: Umma ("Community of the Believers") Party
 Heads of State
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Sovereignty Council (I)
-Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghribi (1985) n/p
-Muhammad Uthman al-Dardiri (1977) n/p
-Ahmad Muhammad Yasin (2008) NUP
-Ahmad Muhammad Salih (1973) n/p
-Siricio Iro Wani 1 Jan 1956 - 17 Nov 1958 (1985) n/p
Chairman of the Armed Forces Supreme Council
Ibrahim Abboud 17 Nov 1958 - 15 Nov 1964 (1983) military (1)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Sirr al-Khatim al-Khalifah 15 Nov 1964 - 3 Dec 1964 (2006) n/p (acting head of State)
Sovereignty Council (II)
-Abdel Halim Muhammad (2009) Umma
-Tijani al-Mahi (1970) NUP
-Mubarak al-Fadil Shaddad (198.) n/p
-Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman (1982) PDP (to 31 May 1965)
-Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho 3 Dec 1964 - 10 Jun 1965 (2010) SF (from Dec 1964)
Sovereignty Council (III)
-Ismail al-Azhari (1969) NUP
-Abdallah al-Fadil al-Mahdi (1966) Umma
-Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho (2010) SF (to 14 Jun 1965)
-Abdel Halim Muhammad (2009) Umma
-Philemon Majok (1982) NUP (from 5 Jul 1965)
-Khidr Hamad 10 Jun 1965 - 8 Jul 1965 (1970) NUP
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
Ismail al-Azhari 8 Jul 1965 - 25 May 1969 (1969) NUP
Chairmen of the Revolutionary Command Council
Jaafar Muhammad an-Numeiry 25 May 1969 - 19 Jul 1971 (2009) military/SSU
Abu Bakr an-Nur Uthman 19 Jul 1971 - 22 Jul 1971 (1971) military/SSU
Jaafar Muhammad an-Numeiry 22 Jul 1971 - 12 Oct 1971 (2009) military/SSU
President of the Republic
Jaafar Muhammad an-Numeiry 12 Oct 1971 - 6 Apr 1985 (2009) military/SSU
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
Abdel Rahman Siwar ad-Dhahab 6 Apr 1985 - 6 May 1986 (2018) military (2)
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
Ahmad Ali al-Mirghani 6 May 1986 - 30 Jun 1989 (2008) DUP
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of National Salvation
Omar al-Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir 30 Jun 1989 - 16 Oct 1993 military
President of the Republic
Omar al-Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir 16 Oct 1993 - 11 Apr 2019 military/NCP
Chairmen of the Transitional Military Council
Ahmad Awad ibn Auf 11 Apr 2019 - 12 Apr 2019 military
Abdel Fattah Abdel Rahman al-Burhan 12 Apr 2019 - 21 Aug 2019 military
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
Abdel Fattah Abdel Rahman al-Burhan 21 Aug 2019 - 25 Oct 2021 military
Head of State
Abdel Fattah Abdel Rahman al-Burhan 25 Oct 2021 - 11 Nov 2021 military (de facto)
Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
Abdel Fattah Abdel Rahman al-Burhan 11 Nov 2021 - military
Chairman of Presidential Council of the Government of Peace and Unity
Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo 15 Apr 2025 - military (in rebellion) (3)
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(1) Styled president of the Republic since 1 Nov 1964.
(2) Styled 'Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese People's Forces' to 9 Apr 1985.
(3) General Dagalo sworn in office, at the helm of the rebel Government, on 30 Aug 2025.
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Chief Ministers
Abdel Rahman al-Mahdi 22 Oct 1952 - Nov 1953 (1959) Umma
Ismail al-Azhari 6 Jan 1954 - 1 Jan 1956 (1969) NUP
Prime Ministers
Ismail al-Azhari 1 Jan 1954 - 7 Jul 1956 (1969) NUP
Abdallah Khalil 7 Jul 1956 - 18 Nov 1958 (1970) Umma
Ibrahim Abboud 18 Nov 1958 - 30 Oct 1964 (1983) military (de facto)
Sirr al-Khatim al-Khalifah 30 Oct 1964 - 2 Jun 1965 (2006) n/p
Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub 10 Jun 1965 - 25 Jul 1966 (1976) Umma
Sadiq al-Mahdi 27 Jul 1966 - 18 May 1967 (2020) Umma
Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub 18 May 1967 - 25 May 1969 (1976) Umma
Babiker Awadalla 25 May 1969 - 27 Oct 1969 (2019) n/p
Jaafar Muhammad an-Numeiry 28 Oct 1969 - 11 Aug 1976 (2009) military/SSU
Rashid Bakr 11 Aug 1976 - 10 Sep 1977 (1988) SSU
Jaafar Muhammad an-Numeiry 10 Sep 1977 - 6 Apr 1985 (2009) military/SSU
Al-Jazuli Dafallah 22 Apr 1985 - 6 May 1986 n/p
Sadiq al-Mahdi 6 May 1986 - 30 Jun 1989 (2020) Umma
Bakri Hassan Saleh 2 Mar 2017 - 10 Sep 2018 NCP
Moutaz Moussa Abdallah 10 Sep 2018 - 22 Feb 2019 NCP
Muhammad Tahir Ayala 24 Feb 2019 - 11 Apr 2019 (2025) NCP
Abdallah Hamdok 21 Aug 2019 - 25 Oct 2021 n/p
Abdallah Hamdok 21 Nov 2021 - 19 Jan 2022 n/p
Osman Hussein Osman 19 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2025 n/p (acting)
Dafallah Al-Haj Ali 30 Apr 2025 - 3 Jun 2025 n/p (acting)
Kamil Idris 3 Jun 2025 - n/p (with intl. recognition)
Muhammad Hassan al-Taishi 31 Jul 2025 - n/p (in rebellion)
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| Deputy Heads of State
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Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
Babiker Awadalla 1969-1971 (2019) n/p
First Vice Presidents of the Republic
Abel Alier Kwai 1971-1972 n/p
Muhammad al-Baghir Ahmad 1972-1976 (1992) military/SSU
Abuelgasim Muhammad Hashim 1976-1979 military/SSU
Abdel Majid Hamid Khalil 1979-1982 military/SSU
Omar Muhammad al-Tayib 1982-1985 military/SSU
Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
Taj ad-Din Abdallah Fadl 1985-1986 military
Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
Abdel Rahman Saeed 1986-1989
Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of National Salvation
Zubair Muhammad Salih 1989-1993 (1998) military
First Vice Presidents of the Republic
Zubair Muhammad Salih 1993-1998 (1998) military/NCP
Ali Osman Muhammad Taha 1998-2005 NCP
John Garang de Mabior 2005 (2005) SPLM
Salva Kiir Mayardit 2005-2011 SPLM
Ali Osman Muhammad Taha 2011-2013 NCP
Bakri Hassan Saleh 2013-2019 NCP
Ahmad Awad Ibn Auf 2019 military/NCP
Deputy Chairmen of the Transitional Military Council
Kamal Abdel Marouf al-Mahi 2019 military
Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo 2019 military
Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo 2019-2021 military
Deputy Head of State
Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo 2021 military (de facto)
Deputy Chairmen of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo 2021-2023 military
Malik Agar 2023- SPLM-N
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