List of heads of government of Sudan

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This is a list of heads of government of Sudan, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1952 until 1989 when the office of Prime Minister was abolished after the coup d'état.

History of the office

Heads of Government of Sudan (1952–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956)
#		Name	Born-Died	Took office	Left office	Political Party
Chief Ministers
	1	Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi^[1]	1885–1959	22 October 1952	November 1953	National Umma Party
	2	Ismail al-Azhari	1900–1969	6 January 1954	1 January 1956	Democratic Unionist Party
Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)
Prime Ministers
	(2)	Ismail al-Azhari	1900–1969	1 January 1956	5 July 1956	Democratic Unionist Party
	3	Abdallah Khalil	1892–1970	5 July 1956	17 November 1958^[2]	National Umma Party
	4	Ibrahim Abboud	1900–1983	18 November 1958	30 October 1964^[3]	Military
	5	Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa	1919–2006	30 October 1964	2 June 1965	National Umma Party
	6	Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub	1908–1976	10 June 1965	25 July 1966	National Umma Party
	7	Sadiq al-Mahdi^[4]	1935–	27 July 1966	18 May 1967	National Umma Party
	(6)	Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub	1908–1976	18 May 1967	25 May 1969^[5]	National Umma Party
Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1985)
Prime Ministers
	8	Babiker Awadalla	1917–	25 May 1969	27 October 1969	Independent
	9	Gaafar Nimeiry	1930–2009	28 October 1969	11 August 1976^[6]	Military / Sudanese Socialist Union
	10	Rashid Bakr	1932–1988	11 August 1976	10 September 1977	Sudanese Socialist Union
	(9)	Gaafar Nimeiry	1930–2009	10 September 1977	6 April 1985^[7]	Military / Sudanese Socialist Union
	11	Al-Jazuli Daf'allah	1935–	22 April 1985	15 December 1985	Independent
Republic of the Sudan (1985–Present)
Prime Ministers
	(11)	Al-Jazuli Daf'allah	1935–	15 December 1985	6 May 1986	Independent
	(7)	Sadiq al-Mahdi^[4]	1935–	6 May 1986	30 June 1989^[8]	National Umma Party
Post Abolished (30 June 1989 – Present)

Notes

^ Posthumous son of Muhammad Ahmad. Imam of the Ansar
^ Carried out a self-coup against his own government
^ Resigned after mass protests
^ ^a ^b Grandson of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi. Imam of the Ansar
^ Deposed in the 1969 coup d'état
^ Briefly interrupted during the 19-22 July 1971 coup d'état
^ Deposed in the 1985 coup d'état
^ Deposed in the 1989 coup d'état

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[1] Posthumous son of Muhammad Ahmad. Imam of the Ansar

[2] Carried out a self-coup against his own government

[3] Resigned after mass protests

[sadiq-4] Grandson of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi. Imam of the Ansar

[5] Deposed in the 1969 coup d'état

[6] Briefly interrupted during the 19-22 July 1971 coup d'état

[7] Deposed in the 1985 coup d'état

[8] Deposed in the 1989 coup d'état

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v t e Prime ministers of Sudan
Republic of Sudan (1956–1969)	al-Azhari Khalil Abboud† Al-Khalifa Mahgoub al-Mahdi Mahgoub
Democratic Republic of Sudan (1969–1985)	Awadalla Nimeiry† Bakr Nimeiry†
Republic of Sudan (1985–2019)	Daf'allah al-Mahdi post abolished, 1989–2017 Saleh Moussa Ayala
Transitional period (2019–present)	vacant, 2019 Hamdok vacant, 2021 Hamdok vacant, 2022 Hussein*
† military * acting

History of the office

Heads of Government of Sudan (1952–Present)

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956)

Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)

Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1985)

Republic of the Sudan (1985–Present)

See also

Notes

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