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Sudan Mourns Last Elected Prime Minister, Sadiq al-Mahdi

Sudan has declared three days of national mourning for former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi who died aged 84 from Covid-19 complications on November 26, 2020. The Transitional Council of Ministers said flags would fly at half-mast at all state facilities, institutions and Sudanese embassies, as a mark of respect for the country's last democratically elected prime minister and leader of the Umma Party. Mahdi was toppled in 1989 by a military coup led by ousted president Omar al-Bashir.

Sudan: State of Public Mourning Declared Following Death of Sudan's Former Prime Minister

Radio Dabanga, 27 November 2020

The corpse of the late El Sadig El Mahdi, the president of the National Umma Party (NUP) and Imam of the Ansar (followers of the Mahdi) was carried to his final resting place in… Read more »
Sudan: Govt Declares Three-Day National Mourning Period for Ex-PM Sadiq Al-Mahdi

East African, 26 November 2020

Sudan has declared three days of national mourning after former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi who died aged 84 from Covid-19 complications on Thursday. Read more »
Sudan: Country in Mourning After Former PM Sadiq Al-Mahdi Dies of Coronavirus

RFI, 26 November 2020

Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi has died at the age of 84, three weeks after testing positive for coronavirus. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Umma Party Leader El Sadig El Mahdi Passes Away

Radio Dabanga, 26 November 2020

El Sadig El Mahdi, Imam of the followers of the Mahdi and President of the National Umma Party (NUP) yesterday passed away in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read more »

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Former Prime Minister of Sudan and leader of the Umma party, Sadiq Al Mahdi, in June 2015 at the annual Sudan & South Sudan Conference in Hermannsburg, Germany.

Sudan: NUP Leader El Mahdi Transferred to Emirates As Covid-19 Cases Rise in Sudan

Radio Dabanga, 3 November 2020

El Sadig El Mahdi, President of the National Umma Party (NUP), was transferred to a hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday for treatment after he tested positive for… Read more »
Sudan: El Sadig El Mahdi and Other Sudanese Officials Test Positive for Covid-19

Radio Dabanga, 30 October 2020

El Sadig El Mahdi, leader of the National Umma Party (NUP), has tested positive for COVID-19 along with a senior advisor of the prime minister, his office manager, and the governor… Read more »