Famous Sudanese Presidents

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Salva Kiir Mayardit

(President of South Sudan)

Birthdate: September 13, 1951

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Bahr el Ghazal

Sudanese rebel leader Salva Kiir Mayardit became the first president of South Sudan. In 2020, he signed an agreement with opposition leader and current vice president Riek Machar to share power and create a unified government, putting an end to a brutal civil war that has seen mass rapes and murders.

Omar al-Bashir

(Former President of Sudan)

Birthdate: January 1, 1944

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hosh Bannaga, Sudan

Omar al-Bashir is a Sudanese politician who served as the seventh president of Sudan. A former military officer, he is the founder of the National Congress Party that remained the dominant political party in the country until 2019. He was deposed in a coup d'état the same year and subsequently arrested and convicted on multiple corruption charges.

Ismail al-Azhari

(Third President of Sudan)

Birthdate: October 20, 1900

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan

Died: August 26, 1969

Ismail al-Azhari was a Sudanese political figure and nationalist. He is best remembered for his service as the third President of Sudan from 10 June 1965 to 25 May 1969. An important politician, Ismail al-Azhari also served as the second Prime Minister of Sudan from 6 January 1954 to 5 July 1956.

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Ahmed al-Mirghani

(Sixth President of Sudan)

Birthdate: August 16, 1941

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Khartoum, Sudan

Died: November 2, 2008

Ahmed al-Mirghani was a Sudanese politician best remembered for his service as the sixth President of Sudan from 6 May 1986 to 30 June 1989. His term as president came to an end when his government was toppled by the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état, which was led by Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir.

Jaafar Nimeiry

(4th President of Sudan)

Birthdate: April 26, 1928

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan

Died: May 30, 2009

Jaafar Nimeiry was a Sudanese politician best remembered for his service as the President of Sudan from 1971 to 1985. A military officer, Nimeiry came to power after leading a successful coup in 1969. A prominent politician, he also served as the Prime Minister of Sudan on two separate occasions; from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1977 to 1985.