Sadiq al-Mahdi
Sadiq al-Mahdi (Arabic: الصادق المهدي), also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq (25 December 1935[1] – 26 November 2020) was a Sudanese political and religious figure. He was Prime Minister of Sudan from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989.
Sadiq al-Mahdi | |
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 al-Mahdi in 1964 | |
| 7th Prime Minister of Sudan | |
| In office 6 May 1986 – 30 June 1989 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Mirghani |
| Preceded by | Al-Jazuli Daf'allah |
| Succeeded by | Bakri Hassan Saleh (2017) |
| In office 27 July 1966 – 18 May 1967 | |
| President | Ismail al-Azhari |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1935 Al-Abasya, Sudan |
| Died | 26 November 2020 (aged 84) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Political party | National Umma Party |
He was head of the National Umma Party.
On 26 November 2020, al-Mahdi died from COVID-19, after being hospitalized in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the age of 84.[2]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Sudan's former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of coronavirus in UAE: sources". Reuters. 26 November 2020.
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