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List of Presidents of Sudan

This page contains a list of presidents and other heads of state of Sudan. See also lists of incumbents.

Sovereignty Council, 1956-1958

• Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi
• Muhammad Ahmad Yasin
• Ahmad Muhammad Salih
• Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri
• Siricio Iro Wani

Presidents of Sudan, 1958-1964

• 18 November 1958 - 16 November 1964
• 16 November - 3 December 1964

Sovereignty Council, 1964-1965

• Abdel Halim Muhammad
• Tijani al-Mahi
• Mubarak Shaddad
• Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman
• Luigi Adwok

Sovereignty Council, June-July 1965

• Ismail al-Azhari
• Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi
• Luigi Adwok
• Abdel Halim Muhammad
• Khidr Hamad

Heads of State, 1965-1993

• Ismail al-Azhari: 8 July 1965 - 25 May 1969
• Gaafar Nimeiry: 25 May 1969 - 6 April 1985
• 6 April 1985 - 6 May 1986
• 6 May 1986 - 30 June 1989
• Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir: 30 June 1989 - 16 October 1993

Presidents, 1993-present

• Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir: 16 October 1993 -