Famous Sudanese Writers

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Tayeb Salih
(Sudanese Writer Best Known for His Novel 'Season of Migration to the North')
Tayeb Salih
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Birthdate: July 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Al Dabbah, Sudan
Died: February 19, 2009

One of the most influential Sudanese authors, Tayeb Salih was born into a farming community and had thus aspired to work in agriculture. However, he became a journalist later and worked with al Majalla and BBC. His works such as The Wedding of Zein mirror the intricacies of African life.

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Leila Aboulela
(Novelist, Writer)
Leila Aboulela
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Birthdate: 1964 AD
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
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Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
(Sudanese Political Leader and Religious Thinker)
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
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Birthdate: 1909 AD
Birthplace: Rufaa, Sudan
Died: January 18, 1985
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was a Sudanese political leader, religious thinker, and trained engineer. He is best remembered for developing the Second Message of Islam, for which he was arrested and executed by the Jaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry government; Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was found guilty for apostasy.
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Safia Elhillo
(Poet)
Safia Elhillo
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Birthdate: December 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Kola Boof
(Novelist)
Kola Boof
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Birthdate: March 3, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan
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Emtithal Mahmoud
(Poet, Writer)
Emtithal Mahmoud
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Birthdate: 1990 AD
Birthplace: Darfur, Sudan
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Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim
(Writer)
Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim
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Birthdate: 1933 AD
Birthplace: Khartoum, Sudan
Died: August 12, 2017
 8 
Taban lo Liyong
(Poet)
Taban lo Liyong
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Birthdate: 1938 AD
Birthplace: Gulu, Uganda
 9 
Halima Bashir
(Writer)
Halima Bashir
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Birthdate: November 22, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Darfur, Sudan
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Nahla Mahmoud
(Writer)
Nahla Mahmoud
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Birthdate: March 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wau, Sudan Wau, Sudan
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Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin
(Writer)
Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin
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Birthdate: 1963 AD
Birthplace: Kassala, Sudan
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Daoud Hari
(Sudanese Journalist)
Daoud Hari
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Birthplace: Darfur, Sudan
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Rania Mamoun
(Journalist)
Rania Mamoun
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Birthdate: 1979 AD
Birthplace: Sudan
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Mihera Bint Abboud
(Sudanese Poet and Warrior)
Mihera Bint Abboud
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Birthplace: Sudan
 15 
Bushra Elfadil
(Poet)
Bushra Elfadil
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Birthdate: 1952 AD
Birthplace: Araggi, Northern State of Sudan
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Hawa Al-Tagtaga
(Singer, Activist)
Hawa Al-Tagtaga
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Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Al-Rahad, Sudan
Died: December 10, 2012
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Zina Mahjoub
(Poet, Songwriter)
Zina Mahjoub
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Birthdate: October 5, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sudan
Died: May 28, 1957
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Malkat Ed-Dar Mohamed
(Writer)
Malkat Ed-Dar Mohamed
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Birthdate: 1920 AD
Birthplace: El Obeid, Sudan
Died: November 17, 1969
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Mansour El Souwaim
(Writer)
Mansour El Souwaim
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Birthdate: February 18, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nyala, Sudan
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Sabah Sanhouri
(Writer)
Sabah Sanhouri
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Birthdate: December 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Khartoum, Sudan
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Ali El-Makk
(Writer)
Ali El-Makk
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Birthdate: February 13, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan
Died: September 30, 1992
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Suad Ibrahim Ahmed
(Activist, Writer)
Suad Ibrahim Ahmed
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Birthdate: May 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan
Died: December 29, 2013
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Ibrahim Ishaq
(Novelist)
Ibrahim Ishaq
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Birthdate: 1946 AD
Birthplace: Wada’a Village, East Darfur, Sudan
Died: January 23, 2021
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Ann El Safi
(Sudanese Journalist)
Ann El Safi
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Birthplace: Sudan
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Asma El Dareer
(Physician, Activist)
Asma El Dareer
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Birthdate: 1949 AD
Birthplace: Sudan