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List of heads of government of Sudan

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Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan
رئيس وزراء جمهورية السودان
Incumbent
Osman Hussein

since 19 January 2022
ResidenceKhartoum
SeatKhartoum
NominatorPresident
AppointerPresident
Formation1 January 1956
First holderIsmail al-Azhari
Websitewww.presidency.gov.sd/eng/

This article lists the heads of government of Sudan, from the creation 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 recreated in 2017 when Bakri Hassan Saleh was appointed Prime Minister by President Omar al-Bashir.[2]

Titles of heads of government

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

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office
1 Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi
(1885–1959)
[a]
22 October 1952 November 1953 National Umma Party
2 Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)
6 January 1954 1 January 1956 Democratic Unionist Party
3 Sovereignty Council 1 January 1956 1 January 1956

Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)

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1 Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)
1 January 1956 5 July 1956 Democratic Unionist Party
5 Abdallah Khalil
(1892–1970)
5 July 1956 17 November 1958[b] National Umma Party
6 Ibrahim Abboud
(1900–1983)
18 November 1958 30 October 1964
(resigned.)
Military
7 Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
(1919–2006)
30 October 1964 2 June 1965
(resigned.)
National Umma Party
1 Ismail al-Azhari

(1900–1969)

2 June 1965 10 June 1965 National Umma Party
8 Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
(1908–1976)
10 June 1965 25 July 1966 National Umma Party
9 Sadiq al-Mahdi
(1935–2020)
[c]
27 July 1966 18 May 1967 National Umma Party
8 Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
(1908–1976)
18 May 1967 25 May 1969
(deposed.)
National Umma Party

Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1985)

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10 Babiker Awadalla
(1917–2019)
25 May 1969 27 October 1969 Independent
11 Gaafar Nimeiry
(1930–2009)
28 October 1969
[d]
1971 Military /
Sudanese Socialist Union
12 Babiker al-Nur Osman

(1935—1971)

1971 1971 Military
13 Al-Ata, Hashim

(1936—1971)

1971 1971 Military
11 Gaafar Nimeiry

(1930–2009)

1971 11 August 1976 Military
14 Rashid Bakr
(1933–1988)
11 August 1976 10 September 1977 Sudanese Socialist Union
11 Gaafar Nimeiry
(1930–2009)
10 September 1977 6 April 1985
(deposed.)
Military /
Sudanese Socialist Union
15 Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
(born 1935)
22 April 1985 10 October 1985 Independent

Republic of the Sudan (1985–present)

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16 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab 10 October 1985 10 October 1985
15 Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
(born 1935)
10 October 1985[3] 6 May 1986 Independent
9 Sadiq al-Mahdi
(1935–2020)
[c]
6 May 1986 30 June 1989
(deposed.)
National Umma Party
17 Ahmed al-Mirghani 30 June 1989 30 June 1989
18 Omar al-Bashir 30 June 1989 2 March 2017
19 Bakri Hassan Saleh
(born 1949)
2 March 2017 10 September 2018 National Congress Party
20 Motazz Moussa
(born 1967)
10 September 2018 23 February 2019 National Congress Party
21 Mohamed Tahir Ayala
(born 1951)
23 February 2019 12 April 2019
(resigned).
National Congress Party
22 Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf 11 April 2019 12 April 2019
23 Abdel Fattah al-Burhan 12 April 2019 21 August 2019
24 Committee of Sovereignty 21 August 2019 21 August 2019
25 Abdalla Hamdok
(born 1956)
21 August 2019 25 October 2021
(deposed.)
National Congress Party
23 Abdel Fattah al-Burhan 25 October 2021 21 November 2021
24 Committee of Sovereignty 21 November 2021 21 November 2021
26 Abdalla Hamdok
(born 1956)
21 November 2021 2 January 2022
(resigned.)
National Congress Party
24 Committee of Sovereignty 2 January 2022 19 January 2022
28 Osman Hussein 19 January 2022 Incumbent National Congress Party
  1. Posthumous son of Muhammad Ahmad; Imam of the Ansar.
  2. Carried out a self-coup against his own government.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Grandson of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi; Imam of the Ansar.
  4. Briefly interrupted during the 19–22 July 1971 coup d'état.

References

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  1. "Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup takes oath", Agence France-Presse, 2 March 2017.
  2. Khalid Abdelaziz, "Sudan's Bashir names long-time ally and general prime minister" Archived 2017-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 1 March 2017.
  3. Cite error: The named reference 1985Constitution was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).