List of Presidents of Sudan

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This page contains a list of presidents and other heads of state of Sudan. See also lists of incumbents.

Table of contents

1 Sovereignty Council, 1956-1958
2 Presidents of Sudan, 1958-1964
3 Sovereignty Council, 1964-1965
4 Sovereignty Council, June-July 1965
5 Heads of State, 1965-1993
6 Presidents, 1993-present

Sovereignty Council, 1956-1958

Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi
Muhammad Ahmad Yasin
Ahmad Muhammad Salih
Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri
Siricio Iro Wani

Presidents of Sudan, 1958-1964

Ibrahim Abboud: 18 November 1958 - 16 November 1964
Sirr al-Khatim al-Khalifah (acting): 16 November - 3 December 1964

Sovereignty Council, 1964-1965

Abdel Halim Muhammad
Tijani al-Mahi
Mubarak Shaddad
Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman
Luigi Adwok

Sovereignty Council, June-July 1965

Ismail al-Azhari
Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi
Luigi Adwok
Abdel Halim Muhammad
Khidr Hamad

Heads of State, 1965-1993

Ismail al-Azhari: 8 July 1965 - 25 May 1969
Gaafar Nimeiry: 25 May 1969 - 6 April 1985
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab: 6 April 1985 - 6 May 1986
Ahmad al-Mirghani: 6 May 1986 - 30 June 1989
Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir: 30 June 1989 - 16 October 1993

Presidents, 1993-present

Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir: 16 October 1993 -