List Of Heads Of State Of Sudan: Wiki list article

Since independence was proclaimed on 1 January 1956, six individuals (and three multi-member sovereignty councils) have served as head of state of Sudan. Sudan was governed as a condominium by Egypt and the United Kingdom, under the name Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

In November 1958, General Ibrahim Abboud led a military coup d'état, assuming the role of head of state as Chairman of the Supreme Council. Assuming the title of president in 1964, he resigned later that year due to general discontent around the rule of the military regime.

Abboud was replaced by a senior civil servant, Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa, who served as acting president for 18 days before transferring executive authority to a Committee of Sovereignty.

• 1956–1958: Sovereignty Council
• 1958–1964: President
• 1964          : President
• 1964–1965: Sovereignty Council
• 1965–1969: Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
• 1969–1971: Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council
• 1971–1985: President
• 1985–1986: Chairman of the Sudanese Military Council
• 1986–1989: President
• 1989–1993: Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation
• 1993–2019: President
• 2019          : Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
• 2019–2021: Transitional Sovereignty Council
• 2021–present: President

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		First Sovereignty Council	—	1 January 1956	17 November 1958 (deposed.)	2 years, 320 days	Multipartisan
2		Ibrahim Abboud (1900–1983)	—	17 November 1958	16 November 1964 (resigned.)	5 years, 365 days	Military
3		Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa (1919–2006)	—	16 November 1964	10 June 1965 (resigned.)	17 days	National Umma Party
4		Second Sovereignty Council	—	3 December 1964	10 June 1965 (dissolved.)	189 days	Multipartisan
5		Third Sovereignty Council	—	10 June 1965	25 May 1969 (dissolved.)	28 days	Multipartisan
6		Ismail al-Azhari (1900–1969)	—	10 June 1965	25 May 1969 (deposed.)	3 years, 321 days	Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1985)
7		Gaafar Nimeiry (1930–2009)	1971 1977 1983	25 May 1969	6 April 1985 (deposed.)	15 years, 316 days	Military / Sudanese Socialist Union
8		Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1934–2018)	—	6 April 1985	10 October 1985	187 days	Military
Republic of the Sudan (1985–present)
(8)		Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1934–2018)	—	10 October 1985	6 May 1986	208 days	Military
9		Ahmed al-Mirghani (1941–2008)	—	6 May 1986	30 June 1989 (deposed.)	3 years, 55 days	Democratic Unionist Party
10		Omar al-Bashir (born 1944)	1996 2000 2010 2015	16 October 1993 (Acting: 30 June 1989 – 16 October 1993)	11 April 2019 (deposed.)	25 years, 177 days	Military / National Congress Party
11		Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (born 1960)	—	25 October 2021 (Acting: 11 April 2019 – 25 October 2021)	Incumbent	2 years, 187 days	Military / National Congress Party
12		Fourth Sovereignty Council	—	20 August 2019	25 October 2021 (dissolved.)	2 years, 66 days	Multipartisan