List of heads of government of Sudan

This article lists the heads of government of Sudan, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1952 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was abolished after the 1989 coup d'état,[1] and reestablished in 2017 when Bakri Hassan Saleh was appointed Prime Minister by President Omar al-Bashir.[2]

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan
رئيس وزراء جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
Incumbent
Osman Hussein
Acting
 since 19 January 2022
Executive branch of the Sudanese Government
ResidenceKhartoum
AppointerTransitional Sovereignty Council
Formation1 January 1956
First holderIsmail al-Azhari

Abdalla Hamdok was appointed as Prime Minister by the Transitional Sovereignty Council on 21 August 2019, as part of the country's transition to democracy.[3] On 25 October 2021, Hamdok was deposed and placed under house arrest, following a coup d'état.[4] On 21 November 2021, Hamdok was reinstated as prime minister as part of an agreement with the military.[5][6] On 2 January 2022, Hamdok resigned as prime minister.[7]

Titles of heads of government edit

  • 1952–1956: Chief Minister
  • 1956–1989; 2017–present: Prime Minister

Heads of government of Sudan (1952–present) edit

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyHead(s) of state
(Term)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956) edit

1 Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi
(1885–1959)
[a]
22 October 1952November 19531 year, 10 daysNational Umma Party
2 Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)
6 January 19541 January 19561 year, 360 daysDemocratic Unionist Party

Republic of Sudan (1956–1969) edit

(2) Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)
1 January 19565 July 1956186 daysDemocratic Unionist PartySovereignty Council

(1956–1958)
3 Abdallah Khalil
(1892–1970)
5 July 195617 November 1958[b]2 years, 135 daysNational Umma Party
4 Ibrahim Abboud
(1900–1983)
18 November 195830 October 1964
(resigned)
5 years, 347 daysMilitaryIbrahim Abboud

(1958–1964)
5 Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
(1919–2006)
30 October 19642 June 1965215 daysNational Umma PartyCommittees of Sovereignty

(1964–1965)
6 Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
(1908–1976)
10 June 196525 July 19661 year, 53 daysNational Umma PartyIsmail al-Azhari

(1965–1969)
7 Sadiq al-Mahdi
(1935–2020)
[c]
27 July 196618 May 1967295 daysNational Umma Party
(6) Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
(1908–1976)
18 May 196725 May 1969
(deposed)
2 years, 7 daysNational Umma Party

Democratic Republic of Sudan (1969–1985) edit

8 Babiker Awadalla
(1917–2019)
25 May 196927 October 1969155 daysIndependentGaafar Nimeiry

(1969–1985)
9 Gaafar Nimeiry
(1928–2009)
28 October 1969
[d]
11 August 19766 years, 288 daysMilitary /
Sudanese Socialist Union
10 Rashid Bakr
(1933–1988)
11 August 197610 September 19771 year, 30 daysSudanese Socialist Union
(9) Gaafar Nimeiry
(1928–2009)
10 September 19776 April 1985
(deposed)
7 years, 208 daysMilitary /
Sudanese Socialist Union

Republic of Sudan (1985–2019) edit

11 Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
(born 1935)
22 April 19856 May 19861 year, 14 daysIndependentAbdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab

(1985–1986)
(7) Sadiq al-Mahdi
(1935–2020)
[c]
6 May 198630 June 1989
(deposed)
3 years, 55 daysNational Umma PartyAhmed al-Mirghani
(1986–1989)
Post abolished (30 June 1989 – 2 March 2017)
12 Bakri Hassan Saleh
(born 1949)
2 March 201710 September 20181 year, 192 daysNational Congress PartyOmar al-Bashir

(1989–2019)
13 Motazz Moussa
(born 1967)
10 September 201823 February 2019166 daysNational Congress Party
14 Mohamed Tahir Ayala
(born 1951)
23 February 201911 April 2019
(deposed)
47 daysNational Congress Party

Transitional period (2019–present) edit

Post vacant (11 April – 21 August 2019)
15 Abdalla Hamdok
(born 1956)
21 August 201925 October 2021
(deposed)
2 years, 65 daysForces of Freedom and ChangeTransitional Sovereignty Council

(2019–present)[e]
(15)21 November 20212 January 202242 daysIndependent
Osman Hussein
Acting Prime Minister
19 January 2022Incumbent2 years, 144 daysIndependent

Timeline edit

Osman Hussein (politician)Abdalla HamdokMohamed Tahir AyalaMotazz MoussaBakri Hassan SalehAl-Jazuli Daf'allahRashid Bakr (politician)Gaafar NimeiryBabiker AwadallaSadiq al-MahdiMuhammad Ahmad MahgoubSirr Al-Khatim Al-KhalifaIbrahim AbboudAbdallah KhalilIsmail al-AzhariAbd al-Rahman al-Mahdi

Notes edit

  1. ^ Posthumous son of Muhammad Ahmad; Imam of the Ansar.
  2. ^ Carried out a self-coup against his own government.
  3. ^ a b Grandson of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi; Imam of the Ansar.
  4. ^ Briefly interrupted during the 19–22 July 1971 coup d'état.
  5. ^ Briefly interrupted following the October 2021 coup d'état, when Abdel Fattah al-Burhan served as head of state and there was no prime minister.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup takes oath". The Peninsula. Agence France-Presse. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ Khalid Abdelaziz (1 March 2017). "Sudan's Bashir names long-time ally and general prime minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Abdalla Hamdok: Who is Sudan's new prime minister?". Al Jazeera English. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ Khalid Abdelaziz (25 October 2021). "Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup". Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Sudan's Hamdok reinstated as PM after political agreement signed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Sudan military reinstates PM Hamdok after deal". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok resigns amid political deadlock". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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