List of heads of state of Sudan

This article lists the heads of state of Sudan since the country's independence in 1956.

President of the Republic of the Sudan
رئيس جمهورية السودان
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
de facto Head of State
since 25 October 2021
ResidenceRepublican Palace, Khartoum
Formation17 November 1958
First holderFive-member Sovereignty Council (collective presidency)
Salary29,320 USD annually[1]
Websitewww.presidency.gov.sd/eng/

Background

Since independence was proclaimed on 1 January 1956, six individuals (and three multi-member sovereignty councils) have served as head of state of Sudan. Sudan was governed as a condominium by Egypt and the United Kingdom, under the name Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

In November 1958, General Ibrahim Abboud led a military coup d'état, assuming the role of head of state as Chairman of the Supreme Council. Assuming the title of president in 1964, he resigned later that year due to general discontent around the rule of the military regime.

Abboud was replaced by a senior civil servant, Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa, who served as acting president for 18 days before transferring executive authority to a Committee of Sovereignty.

Heads of state of Sudan (1956–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sovereignty Council
[lower-alpha 1]		 — 1 January 1956 17 November 1958
(deposed.)		 2 years, 320 days Multipartisan
2 Ibrahim Abboud
(1900–1983)		 — 17 November 1958 16 November 1964
(resigned.)		 5 years, 365 days Military
— Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
(1919–2006)
Acting President		 — 16 November 1964 3 December 1964 17 days National Umma Party
3 First Committee of Sovereignty
[lower-alpha 2]		 — 3 December 1964 10 June 1965 189 days Multipartisan
4 Second Committee of Sovereignty
[lower-alpha 3]		 — 10 June 1965 8 July 1965 28 days Multipartisan
5 Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)		 — 8 July 1965 25 May 1969
(deposed.)		 3 years, 321 days Democratic Unionist Party

Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1985)

6 Jaafar Nimeiry
(1928–2009)
[lower-alpha 4]		 1971[lower-alpha 5]
1977
1983		 25 May 1969 6 April 1985
(deposed.)		 15 years, 316 days Military /
Sudanese Socialist Union
7 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
(1934–2018)		 — 6 April 1985 10 October 1985[2] 187 days Military

Republic of the Sudan (1985–present)

(7) Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
(1934–2018)		 — 10 October 1985[2] 6 May 1986[lower-alpha 6] 208 days Military
8 Ahmed al-Mirghani
(1941–2008)		 — 6 May 1986 30 June 1989
(deposed.)		 3 years, 55 days Democratic Unionist Party
9 Omar al-Bashir
(born 1944)		 1996
2000
2010
2015		 30 June 1989 11 April 2019
(deposed.)		 29 years, 285 days Military /
National Congress Party
10 Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
(born 1957)		 — 11 April 2019 12 April 2019
(resigned.)		 1 day Military /
National Congress Party
11 Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
(born 1960)		 — 12 April 2019 20 August 2019 130 days Military
12 Sovereignty Council
[lower-alpha 7]		 — 20 August 2019 25 October 2021
(deposed.)		 2 years, 66 days Multipartisan
(FFC and TMC)
(11) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
(born 1960)		 — 25 October 2021 Incumbent 1 year, 241 days Military
  1. Members: Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi, Muhammad Ahmad Yasin, Ahmad Muhammad Salih, Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri and Siricio Iro Wani.
  2. Members: Abdel Halim Muhammad, Tijani al-Mahi, Mubarak Shaddad, Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman and Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho.
  3. Members: Ismail al-Azhari, Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi, Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho, Abdel Halim Muhammad and Khidr Hamad.
  4. Briefly interrupted during the 19–22 July 1971 coup d'état.
  5. Presidency referendum.
  6. Handed over power to the civilian government after the 1986 parliamentary election.
  7. Members: Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Yasser al-Atta, Shams al-Din Khabbashi, Ibrahim Jabir Karim, Aisha Musa el-Said, Siddiq Tawer, Mohamed al-Faki, Hassan Sheikh Idris, Mohammed Hassan al-Ta'ishi and Raja Nicola.

References
  1. "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
  2. "UNDP-POGAR: Arab Countries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.

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