Sadiq al-Mahdi

Sadiq al-Mahdi (Arabic: الصادق المهدي), also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq (25 December 1935^[1] – 26 November 2020) was a Sudanese political and religious figure. He was Prime Minister of Sudan from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989.

Sadiq al-Mahdi
al-Mahdi in 1964
7th Prime Minister of Sudan
In office 6 May 1986 – 30 June 1989
President	Ahmed al-Mirghani
Preceded by	Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
Succeeded by	Bakri Hassan Saleh (2017)
In office 27 July 1966 – 18 May 1967
President	Ismail al-Azhari
Preceded by	Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
Succeeded by	Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
Personal details
Born	(1935-12-25)25 December 1935 Al-Abasya, Sudan
Died	26 November 2020(2020-11-26) (aged 84) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Political party	National Umma Party

He was head of the National Umma Party.

On 26 November 2020, al-Mahdi died from COVID-19, after being hospitalized in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the age of 84.^[2]