List of heads of state of Sudan

President of the Republic of Sudan

Presidential Standard of Sudan
Incumbent
Omar al-Bashir
since 30 June 1989
Residence Republican Palace, Khartoum, Sudan
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Sovereignty Council
Formation 1 January 1956
Deputy Vice President of Sudan
Website www.presidency.gov.sd/en/
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List of heads of state of Sudan

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Republic of Sudan
1 January 1956 to 17 November 1958 Sovereignty Council
Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi
Muhammad Ahmad Yasin
Ahmad Muhammad Salih
Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri
Siricio Iro Wani
18 November 1958 to 31 October 1964 Ibrahim Abboud, Chairman of the Supreme Council Mil
31 October 1964 to 16 November 1964 Ibrahim Abboud, President Resigned after mass protests
16 November 1964 to 3 December 1964 Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa, Acting President UNF
3 December 1964 to 10 June 1965 First Committee of Sovereignty
Abdel Halim Muhammad 1st Term
Tijani al-Mahi
Mubarak Shaddad
Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman
Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho
10 June 1965 to 8 July 1965 Second Committee of Sovereignty
Ismail al-Azhari NUP
Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi
Luigi Adwok Bong Gicomeho
Abdel Halim Muhammad 2nd Term
Khidr Hamad
8 July 1965 to 1967 Ismail al-Azhari, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council NUP
1967 to 25 May 1969 DUP Deposed in the 1969 coup d'etat
Democratic Republic of Sudan
25 May 1969 to 12 October 1971 Gaafar Nimeiry, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council Mil Briefly interrupted during the 19-22 July 1971 coup d'etat
12 October 1971 to 6 April 1985 Gaafar Nimeiry, President SSU Deposed in the 1985 coup d'etat
6 April 1985 to 9 April 1985 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Commander-in-Chief Mil
9 April 1985 to 15 December 1985 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
Republic of Sudan
15 December 1985 to 6 May 1986 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council Mil
6 May 1986 to 30 June 1989 Ahmed al-Mirghani, Chairman of the Supreme Council DUP Deposed in the 1989 coup d'etat
30 June 1989 to 16 October 1993 Omar al-Bashir, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation Mil
16 October 1993 to 1996 Omar al-Bashir, President
1996 to Present NC

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Latest election

Main article: Sudanese general election, 2010
e • d Summary of the 11–15 April 2010 Sudanese presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Omar Hassan al-Bashir – National Congress 6,901,694 68.24%
Yasir Arman – Sudan People’s Liberation Movement 2,193,826 21.69%
Abdullah Deng Nhial – Popular Congress Party 396,139 3.92%
Hatim Al-Sir – Democratic Unionist Party 195,668 1.93%
Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi – Umma Party 96,868 0.96%
Kamil Idriss – independent 77,132 0.76%
Mahmood Ahmed Jeha – independent 71,708 0.71%
Mubarak al-Fadil – Umma Reform and Renewal Party 49,402 0.49%
Munir Sheikh El-din Jallab – New National Democratic Party 40,277 0.40%
Abdel-Aziz Khalid – Sudanese National Alliance 34,592 0.34%
Fatima Abdel-Mahmood – Sudanese Socialist Democratic Union 30,562 0.30%
Mohamed Ibrahim Nugud – Sudanese Communist Party 26,442 0.26%
Total votes 10,114,310 100.00%
Source: Sudan Tribune

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