Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab

Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب, romanized: Abd al-Rāḥman Suwār al-Dahāb; 1 January 1934 – 18 October 2018), also known by his initials ARSD, was a Sudanese soldier who was the 5th President of Sudan and Chairman of the Military Council from 1985 to 1986. Previously, Dahab was the Minister of Defense under President Gaafar Nimeiry from March to April 1985. Dahab led a successful coup d'état against President Nimeiry on 6 April 1985 due to his failures to stop the Second Sudanese Civil War.

Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب
Swar al-Dahab in 1985
5th President of Sudan
In office 6 April 1985 – 6 May 1986
Prime Minister	Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
Vice President	First Vice President Taj el-Deen Abdallah Fadl Second Vice President Vacant
Preceded by	Gaafar Nimeiry
Succeeded by	Ahmed al-Mirghani
Chairman of the Military Council
In office 6 April 1985 – 6 May 1986
Deputy	Taj el-Deen Abdallah Fadl
Preceded by	Council formed
Succeeded by	Council dissolved
Minister of Defence
In office 3 March – 6 April 1985
President	Gaffar Nimeiry
Preceded by	Gaafar Nimeiry
Succeeded by	Othman Abdullah Muhammad
Personal details
Born	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934 Omdurman, Sudan
Died	18 October 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 84) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political party	None
Education	University of Khartoum Sudanese Military Academy
Occupation	Soldier
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Sudan
Branch/service	Sudanese Armed Forces
Years of service	1958–1986
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Sudanese Armed Forces (1985–1986)
Battles/wars	First Sudanese Civil War Second Sudanese Civil War 1969 Sudanese coup d'état 1985 Sudanese coup d'état

In 1986, Dahab called for elections to elect a civilian government. Ahmed al-Mirghani was elected as President and Sadiq al-Mahdi as Prime Minister. Dahab officially handed over power to the elected civilian government on 6 May 1986.

After his presidency, Dahab moved to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where he died on 18 October 2018, at the age of 84.