List of Sudanese
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This is a list of famous Sudanese people:
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[edit] Academics
- Al-hadi Abu-Bakr academic, educator, diplomat
- Awn Alsharif Qasim writer, educator, encyclopedist
- Abdallah At-Tayib writer, educator, Islamic scholar
- Rihab Khalifa academic, educator, Accounting scholar
[edit] Entertainment
- Mohammed Abdelhalim Idris Soccer Player
- Abdel Aziz El Mubarak singer
- AbdelKarim AlKabli singer
- Alexander Siddig actor
- Alek Wek supermodel
- Abu Araki Albakhiet
- Eltayeb Abdallah singer
- Elfadil Saeid,(-2005) actor
- Ja'far Alsigeed singer
- Lloyd polite singer
- Osman Hussien singer
- Mohammed Wardi singer
- Mohammed Alamin singer
- Mohammed Alnasri singer
- Osman Hussien singer
- Rashasinger ,Sudanese-Spain
- Mohammed Ahmed Sarror singer
- Samy Deluxe Sudanese-German hiphop artist and producer
- Emanuel Jal Sudanese-Kenya hiphop
- Emanuel Kumebe Sudanese-America Reggae
[edit] Historian figures
- AlKhalifa Abdullah leader during Mahdia era
- Al-Mahdi religious leader during Mahdia era
[edit] Literature
- Ibrahim 'Ali Salman famous poet from Dar al-Manasir
- Tayeb Salih novelist and prolific writer (The Wedding of Zein, Season of Migration to the North)
[edit] Media
- Alfred Taban journalist, founder of Khartoum Monitor newspaper
- Zeinab Badawi television and radio reporter and news presenter at BBC News
- Muaz Ataalsid Webmaster, News provider. Founder Sudan.Net
- Abdullah Ibrahim Eltahir, journalist, New Khartoum Magazine
- Abdalla Mohamed Ali Musa Broadcaster, Radio Personality
[edit] Politics and Government
- General Gaafar Nimeiry 5th President of Sudan
- Ismail al-Azhari former prime minister and President of Sudan. He anagurated the Independence of Sudan in 1956.
- Lam Akol foreign affairs minister and former lecturer of University of Khartoum
- Minni Minnawi leader of largest faction of Sudan Liberation Army
- Omar al-Bashir President of Sudan
- Rashid Bakr former prime minister
- John Garang former Vice president and Sudan Peace signer
- Salva Kiir Mayardit Vice president of Sudan
- Ibrahim Monim Mansour First minister of Finance from West of Sudan, Technocratic government of Gaafar Nimeiry 1969 - 1985.
- Sayed Ahmad Keir, second foreign minister of Sudan, 1958-1964
[edit] Religious/Philosophy
- Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako Archbishop of Khartoum
- Josephine Bakhita Roman Catholic saint
- Mahmoud Mohamed Taha theologian
- Al-Mahdi religious leader
[edit] Science and Technology
- Elfatih Eltahir MIT Professor of Civil Engineering
- Anour Dafa-Alla Computer Engineer ,Sudan Developers Association (SudaDev) Founder
- Suhail Eltahir Mechanical Engineer, projects managment
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[edit] Sports
- Deng Gai former NBA player
- Haitham Mustafa footballer(soccer)
- Hassan El Kachief retired athlete
- Ismail Ahmed Ismail athlete
- Luol Deng NBA basketball player
- Manute Bol former NBA basketball player and activist
- Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr athlete
- Omer Khalifa retired athlete who set a national record over 1500 metres in Grossetto in 1986
- Todd Matthews-Jouda athlete
- Yamilé Aldama triple jumper
[edit] Others
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Alek Wek supermodel
Valentino Achak Deng - Lost Boy of Sudan, Dave Eggers wrote a "novelized biography" called What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
John Bol Dau - Lost Boy of Sudan, wrote memoir God Grew Tired of Us
