Sadiq al-Mahdi

Prime Minister of Sudan (1966–67; 1986–89)

Sadiq al-Mahdi (Arabic: الصادق المهدي), also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq (25 December 1935[1] – 26 November 2020) was a Sudanese political and religious figure. He was Prime Minister of Sudan from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989.

Sadiq al-Mahdi
al-Mahdi in 1964
7th Prime Minister of Sudan
In office
6 May 1986 – 30 June 1989
PresidentAhmed al-Mirghani
Preceded byAl-Jazuli Daf'allah
Succeeded byBakri Hassan Saleh (2017)
In office
27 July 1966 – 18 May 1967
PresidentIsmail al-Azhari
Preceded byMuhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
Succeeded byMuhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
Personal details
Born(1935-12-25)25 December 1935
Al-Abasya, Sudan
Died26 November 2020(2020-11-26) (aged 84)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Political partyNational Umma Party

He was head of the National Umma Party.

On 26 November 2020, al-Mahdi died from COVID-19, after being hospitalized in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the age of 84.[2]

References change

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2020-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Sudan's former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of coronavirus in UAE: sources". Reuters. 26 November 2020.