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Since independence was proclaimed on 1 January 1956, six individuals (and three multi-member sovereignty councils) have served as head of state of Sudan, currently under the title President of the Republic of the Sudan. Prior to independence, Sudan was governed as a condominium by Egypt and the United Kingdom, under the name Anglo-Egyptian 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]
Al-Bashir was reelected president in the 2010 Sudanese general election with 68% of the popular vote; [54] while Salva Kiir was elected President of Southern Sudan. These elections were agreed on earlier in the 2005 peace accord. [53] The election was marked by corruption, intimidation, and inequality.
Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), [3] commonly known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as well as First Vice President of Sudan, from 2005 to 2011.
The two men – former allies – jointly ousted President Omar al-Bashir from office in 2019. Together, they also contributed to another coup in 2021 when al-Burhan seized power from the country ...
Portrait Name Tenure Party Sudanese Sovereignty Council (1965–1965) 5: Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi (1892—1966) 8 July 1965 National Umma Party
Sudan's civil war is starving millions of civilians, ... WFP head of communications Leni Kinzli told CBS News that President Trump's 90-day foreign aid suspension could prove catastrophic for Sudan.
The Government of Sudan is the federal provisional government created by the Constitution of Sudan having executive, parliamentary, and the judicial branches. Previously, a president was head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a de jure multi-party system.