List of heads of government of Sudan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan
Flag of Sudan
Incumbent Osman Hussein since 19 January 2022
Executive branch of the Sudanese Government
Residence	Khartoum
Appointer	Transitional Sovereignty Council
Formation	1 January 1956
First holder	Ismail al-Azhari

A Prime Minister is the head of government in many countries. They lead the cabinet of ministers and help run the country. In Sudan, this important role has changed names over the years.

The position was first called "Chief Minister" in 1952. Then, from 1956 onwards, it became known as "Prime Minister." This role was removed in 1989 after a change in government. It was brought back in 2017.

Currently, Osman Hussein is the acting Prime Minister of Sudan. He took office on January 19, 2022.

Leaders of Sudan's Government (1952–Present)

This list shows the people who have led Sudan's government since 1952. Sometimes, a leader's term might seem to continue even if the country's name changed. This is called de facto continuation.

No.	Picture	Name	Time in Office			Political Party	Head(s) of State
			Started	Ended	Length of Time
During Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956)
1		Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi	22 October 1952	November 1953	1 year, 10 days	National Umma Party
2		Ismail al-Azhari	6 January 1954	1 January 1956	1 year, 360 days	Democratic Unionist Party
During the Republic of Sudan (1956–1969)
(2)		Ismail al-Azhari	1 January 1956	5 July 1956	186 days	Democratic Unionist Party		Sovereignty Council
3		Abdallah Khalil	5 July 1956	17 November 1958	2 years, 135 days	National Umma Party
4		Ibrahim Abboud	18 November 1958	30 October 1964	5 years, 347 days	Military		Ibrahim Abboud
5		Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa	30 October 1964	2 June 1965	215 days	National Umma Party		Committees of Sovereignty
6		Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub	10 June 1965	25 July 1966	1 year, 53 days	National Umma Party		Ismail al-Azhari
7		Sadiq al-Mahdi	27 July 1966	18 May 1967	295 days	National Umma Party
(6)		Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub	18 May 1967	25 May 1969	2 years, 7 days	National Umma Party
During the Democratic Republic of Sudan (1969–1985)
8		Babiker Awadalla	25 May 1969	27 October 1969	155 days	Independent		Gaafar Nimeiry
9		Gaafar Nimeiry	28 October 1969	11 August 1976	6 years, 288 days	Military / Sudanese Socialist Union
10		Rashid Bakr	11 August 1976	10 September 1977	1 year, 30 days	Sudanese Socialist Union
(9)		Gaafar Nimeiry	10 September 1977	6 April 1985	7 years, 208 days	Military / Sudanese Socialist Union
During the Republic of Sudan (1985–2019)
11		Al-Jazuli Daf'allah	22 April 1985	6 May 1986	1 year, 14 days	Independent		Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
(7)		Sadiq al-Mahdi	6 May 1986	30 June 1989	3 years, 55 days	National Umma Party		Ahmed al-Mirghani
The Prime Minister role was removed from 30 June 1989 to 2 March 2017.
12		Bakri Hassan Saleh	2 March 2017	10 September 2018	1 year, 192 days	National Congress Party		Omar al-Bashir
13		Motazz Moussa	10 September 2018	23 February 2019	166 days	National Congress Party
14		Mohamed Tahir Ayala	23 February 2019	11 April 2019	47 days	National Congress Party
During the Transitional Period (2019–Present)
The role was empty from 11 April to 21 August 2019.
15		Abdalla Hamdok	21 August 2019	25 October 2021	2 years, 65 days	Forces of Freedom and Change		Transitional Sovereignty Council
(15)			21 November 2021	2 January 2022	42 days	Independent
—		Osman Hussein	19 January 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 159 days	Independent

Timeline of Prime Ministers

See also

In Spanish: Primer ministro de Sudán para niños