This article lists the heads of government of Sudan since the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1952.
The office of prime minister was abolished after the 1989 coup d'état, and reestablished in 2017 as deputy head of government when Bakri Hassan Saleh was appointed prime minister by President Omar al-Bashir.
The current prime minister is Kamil Idris. He was appointed by the Transitional Sovereignty Council on 31 May 2025.
Titles of heads of government 1952–1956: Chief Minister 1956–1989; 2019–present: Prime Minister
Heads of government of Sudan
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Head(s) of state Took office Left office Time in officeAnglo-Egyptian Sudan (1952–1956) Abdul Rahman al-Mahdi 22 October 1952 November 1953 National Umma Party Ismail al-Azhari 6 January 1954 1 January 1956 Democratic Unionist PartyFirst Sovereignty CouncilRepublic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Ismail al-Azhari 1 January 1956 5 July 1956 Democratic Unionist PartyFirst Sovereignty Council Abdallah Khalil 5 July 1956 17 November 1958 National Umma Party Ibrahim Abboud 18 November 1958 30 October 1964 MilitaryIbrahim Abboud Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa 30 October 1964 2 June 1965 IndependentSecond Sovereignty Council Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub 10 June 1965 25 July 1966 National Umma PartyThird Sovereignty CouncilIsmail al-Azhari Sadiq al-Mahdi 27 July 1966 18 May 1967 National Umma Party Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub 18 May 1967 25 May 1969 National Umma PartyDemocratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1985) Babiker Awadalla 25 May 1969 27 October 1969 IndependentGaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Nimeiry 28 October 1969 19 July 1971 Military / Sudanese Socialist Union Post vacant (19 – 23 July 1971) Gaafar Nimeiry 23 July 1971 11 August 1976 Military / Sudanese Socialist Union Rashid Bakr 11 August 1976 10 September 1977 Sudanese Socialist Union Gaafar Nimeiry 10 September 1977 6 April 1985 Military / Sudanese Socialist UnionRepublic of the Sudan (1985–2019) Al-Jazuli Daf'allah 22 April 1985 6 May 1986 IndependentAbdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Sadiq al-Mahdi 6 May 1986 30 June 1989 National Umma PartyAhmed al-Mirghani Post abolished (30 June 1989 – 2 March 2017) Bakri Hassan Saleh 2 March 2017 10 September 2018 National Congress PartyOmar al-Bashir Motazz Moussa 10 September 2018 22 February 2019 National Congress Party Mohamed Tahir Ayala 24 February 2019 11 April 2019 National Congress PartyTransitional period (2019–present) Post vacant (11 April – 21 August 2019) Abdalla Hamdok 21 August 2019 25 October 2021 Forces of Freedom and ChangeTransitional Sovereignty Council 21 November 2021 2 January 2022 Independent Osman Hussein 19 January 2022 30 April 2025 Independent Dafallah al-Haj Ali 30 April 2025 31 May 2025 Independent Kamil Idris 31 May 2025 Incumbent Independent
Timeline
Notes
See also Politics of Sudan History of Sudan List of governors of pre-independence Sudan List of heads of state of Sudan Vice President of Sudan
References
External links World Statesmen – Sudan