Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab

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Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (Abdel Rahman Swareldahab)
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5th President of Sudan
In office
6 April 1985 – 6 May 1986
DeputyTaj el-Deen Abdallah Fadl
Preceded byGaafar Nimeiry
Succeeded byAhmad al-Mirghani
Personal details
Born1934 (1934)
Omdurman, Sudan
Died18 October 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 83–84)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political partySudanese Armed Forces
Military service
Branch/serviceSudanese Army
Years of service1958–1986
RankField Marshal
Battles/warsSecond Sudanese Civil War

Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (otherwise known as Suwar al-Dahab or al-Dahab; 1934 – 18 October 2018[1]) (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب‎) was the President of Sudan from 6 April 1985, to 6 May 1986.

His full name has also been listed by the Sudanese Ministry of Defence as Abdul Rahman Muhammad Hassan Swar Al Thahab.[2]

Biography[edit]

Swar-Eldahab was born in 1934 in Omdurman, Sudan.[3][4] He graduated from the Sudanese Military Academy, later attending military education courses in Britain, the United States, Egypt, and Jordan. He became a prominent figure when then-President Gaafar Nimeiry appointed him Chief of Staff, and then Minister of Defence and general commander of the armed forces in 1984.[4]

In 1985, he launched a coup ousting President Gaafar Nimeiry[5] leading to him becoming the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council. Following elections, he surrendered power to the government of head of state Ahmed al-Mirghani and prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi in 1986.[6]

In 1987, he became Chairman of the Islamic Call Organization.[7][8]

In 2004, he received the King Faisal International Prize for his service to Islam. He died on 18 October 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia of natural causes[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ex-Sudan president Al-Dahab dies age 83". Middle East Monitor. 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ mod.gov.sd archived link at Minister of Defence (Sudan).
  3. ^ rulers.org
  4. ^ a b Biel, Melha Rout (2008). Elite im Sudan: Bedeutung, Einfluss und Verantwortung (in German). Peter Lang. ISBN 9783631571156.
  5. ^ "Sudan buries ex-president who imposed Islamic rule". Daily News Egypt. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Sudan army cedes power". Anchorage Daily News. 6 May 1986. p. 39.
  7. ^ "Al Dahab is Islamic Personality of the Year". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ Chief, Habib Toumi, Bureau (18 October 2018). "Former Sudan president Al Dahab dies in Riyadh". GulfNews. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  9. ^ "وفاة الرئيس السوداني الأسبق عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب في الرياض". rt.com (in Arabic). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.