List of heads of government of Sudan

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Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan
رئيس وزراء جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
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Emblem of Sudan
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Flag of Sudan
Kamil Idris (WIPO).png
Incumbent
Kamil Idris
since 31 May 2025
Executive branch of the Sudanese Government
Residence Khartoum
Appointer Transitional Sovereignty Council
Formation1 January 1956
First holder Ismail al-Azhari

This article lists the heads of government of Sudan, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1952 until the present day.

Contents

The office of prime minister was abolished after the 1989 coup d'état, [1] and reestablished in 2017 as deputy head of government when Bakri Hassan Saleh was appointed prime minister by President Omar al-Bashir. [2]

Abdalla Hamdok was appointed as prime minister and head of government by the Transitional Sovereignty Council on 21 August 2019, as part of the country's transition to democracy. [3] On 25 October 2021, Hamdok was deposed and placed under house arrest, following a coup d'état. [4] On 21 November 2021, Hamdok was reinstated as prime minister as part of an agreement with the military. [5] [6] On 2 January 2022, Hamdok resigned as prime minister. [7] Osman Hussein served acting prime minister of Sudan between January 2022 and April 2025. [8]

Kamil Idris was appointed prime minister by the Transitional Sovereignty Council on 31 May 2025. [9] [10]

Titles of heads of government

Heads of government of Sudan (1952–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party Head(s) of state
(Term)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956)

1 Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi Seated.png Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi
(1885–1959)
[a] 		22 October 1952November 19531 year, 10 days National Umma Party
2 Ismail al-Azahri.jpg Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)		6 January 19541 January 19561 year, 360 days Democratic Unionist Party

Republic of Sudan (1956–1969)

(2) Ismail al-Azahri.jpg Ismail al-Azhari
(1900–1969)		1 January 19565 July 1956186 days Democratic Unionist Party Sovereignty Council
Coat of arms of Sudan (1956-1970).svg
(1956–1958)
3 Abdallah Khalil Official.png Abdallah Khalil
(1892–1970)		5 July 195617 November 1958 [b] 2 years, 135 days National Umma Party
4 AABOUD.jpg Ibrahim Abboud
(1900–1983)		18 November 195830 October 1964
(resigned)		5 years, 347 days Military Ibrahim Abboud
AABOUD.jpg
(1958–1964)
5 Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa.jpg Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
(1919–2006)		30 October 19642 June 1965215 days Independent Committees of Sovereignty
Coat of arms of Sudan (1956-1970).svg
(1964–1965)
6 Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub 1965.jpg Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
(1908–1976)		10 June 196525 July 19661 year, 53 days National Umma Party Ismail al-Azhari
Ismail al-Azahri.jpg
(1965–1969)
7 Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi 1964.jpg Sadiq al-Mahdi
(1935–2020)
[c] 		27 July 196618 May 1967295 days National Umma Party
(6) Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub 1965.jpg Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
(1908–1976)		18 May 196725 May 1969
( deposed )		2 years, 7 days National Umma Party

Democratic Republic of Sudan (1969–1985)

8 Babiker Awadalla 1960s.jpg Babiker Awadalla
(1917–2019)		25 May 196927 October 1969155 days Independent Gaafar Nimeiry
Gaafar Nimeiry 1981.jpg
(1969–1985)
9 Gaafar Nimeiry 1981.jpg Gaafar Nimeiry
(1928–2009)		28 October 1969
[d] 		11 August 19766 years, 288 days Military /
Sudanese Socialist Union
10 Rashid Bakr.jpg Rashid Bakr
(1933–1988)		11 August 197610 September 19771 year, 30 days Sudanese Socialist Union
(9) Gaafar Nimeiry 1981.jpg Gaafar Nimeiry
(1928–2009)		10 September 19776 April 1985
( deposed )		7 years, 208 days Military /
Sudanese Socialist Union

Republic of Sudan (1985–2019)

11 Al-Jazuli Daf'allah 1985b.jpg Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
(born 1935)		22 April 19856 May 19861 year, 14 days Independent Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.png
(1985–1986)
(7) Sadiq al-Mahdi 1987b.jpg Sadiq al-Mahdi
(1935–2020)
[c] 		6 May 198630 June 1989
( deposed )		3 years, 55 days National Umma Party Ahmed al-Mirghani
(1986–1989)
Post abolished (30 June 1989 – 2 March 2017)
12 No image.png Bakri Hassan Saleh
(born 1949)		2 March 201710 September 20181 year, 192 days National Congress Party Omar al-Bashir
Omar al-Bashir, 12th AU Summit, 090202-N-0506A-137 cropped.jpg
(1989–2019)
13 The Minister of Water Resources & Electricity of Republic of Sudan, Mr. Mutaz Musa Abdulla meeting the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra, in New Delhi on October 29, 2015 (cropped).jpg Motazz Moussa
(born 1967)		10 September 201822 February 2019165 days National Congress Party
14 mHmd Thr yl (cropped).jpg Mohamed Tahir Ayala
(born 1951)		24 February 201911 April 2019
( deposed )		46 days National Congress Party

Transitional period (2019–present)

Post vacant (11 April – 21 August 2019)
15 Mark Green and Abdalla Hamdok at USAID HQ (2) (cropped).jpg Abdalla Hamdok
(born 1956)		21 August 201925 October 2021
( deposed )		2 years, 65 days Forces of Freedom and Change Transitional Sovereignty Council
Logo of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan (2023).jpg
(2019–present) [e]
(15)21 November 20212 January 202242 days Independent
— No image.png Osman Hussein
Acting Prime Minister		19 January 202230 April 20253 years, 101 days Independent
— No image.png Dafallah al-Haj Ali
Acting Prime Minister		30 April 202531 May 202531 days Independent
16 Kamil Idris (WIPO).png Kamil Idris
(born 1954)		31 May 2025Incumbent91 days Independent

Timeline

Kamil IdrisDafallah al-Haj AliOsman Hussein (politician)Abdalla HamdokMohamed Tahir AyalaMotazz MoussaBakri Hassan SalehAl-Jazuli Daf'allahRashid Bakr (politician)Gaafar NimeiryBabiker AwadallaSadiq al-MahdiMuhammad Ahmad MahgoubSirr Al-Khatim Al-KhalifaIbrahim AbboudAbdallah KhalilIsmail al-AzhariAbd al-Rahman al-MahdiList of heads of government of Sudan

Notes

  1. ↑ Posthumous son of Muhammad Ahmad; Imam of the Ansar.
  2. ↑ Carried out a self-coup against his own government.
  3. 1 2 Grandson of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi; Imam of the Ansar.
  4. ↑ Briefly interrupted during the 19–22 July 1971 coup d'état.
  5. ↑ Briefly interrupted following the 2021 coup d'état, when Abdel Fattah al-Burhan served as head of state and there was no prime minister.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup takes oath". The Peninsula. Agence France-Presse. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Emin Avundukluoğlu (2 March 2017). "Sudan gets PM for first time in 28 years". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Abdalla Hamdok: Who is Sudan's new prime minister?". Al Jazeera English . 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Khalid Abdelaziz (25 October 2021). "Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup" . Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sudan's Hamdok reinstated as PM after political agreement signed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sudan military reinstates PM Hamdok after deal". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok resigns amid political deadlock". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sudan's Burhan forms caretaker government". sudantribune.com. 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sudan's new Prime Minister Idriss sworn in". Sudan Tribune. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "HEADS OF STATE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS" (PDF). United Nations.
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