Sadiq al-Mahdi

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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

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.

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 | change source]

  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.