Vice President of Sudan

Vice President of the
Republic of Sudan
نائب رئيس جمهورية السودان (Arabic)
Incumbent
Malik Agar
Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
since 19 May 2023
Member ofTransitional Sovereignty Council
ResidenceKhartoum
AppointerChairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Term length39 months[1]
FormationMay 1969 (First Vice President)
First holderBabiker Awadalla (First Vice President)

The vice president of Sudan is the second highest political position obtainable in Sudan. Currently there is a provision for one de facto vice president, deputy chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, who is appointed by the chairman of the council. Historically (in the 1972–1983 and 2005–2011 periods) either the first or the second vice president was from Southern Sudan (now independent South Sudan). From 2011 until the abolition of the post in 2019, the second vice president was from Darfur.

Vice presidents

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First vice presidents

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Title Portrait Name Term of office Political affiliation Representing President Refs
Took office Left office Time in office
Deputy Chairman of the NRCC Babiker Awadalla May 1969 1971 2 years Independent Gaafar Nimeiry [2]
Vice President Abel Alier 1971 1972 1 year SF Southern Sudan
First Vice President Major Gen.
Mohamed al-Baghir Ahmed
1972 1976 4 years Military / SSU [2][3]
Major
Abuelgasim Mohamed Hashim
1976 1979 3 years Military / SSU [2]
Lt. General
Abdul Majid Hamid Khalil
1979 1982 3 years Military / SSU [4][2]
Major Gen.
Omar Muhammad al-Tayib
[a]
1982 April 1985 3 years Military / SSU [5][2]
Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Military Council Lt. General
Taj el-Deen Abdallah Fadl
April 1985 May 1986 1 year, 1 month Military Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab [6]
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council Abd al-Rahman Saeed 1986 1989 3 years Ahmed al-Mirghani
Deputy Chairman of the RCCNS Major Gen.
Zubair Mohamed Salih
9 July 1989 October 1993 8 years, 218 days Military / NCP Omar al-Bashir [7][2]
Vice President October 1993 February 1994
First Vice President February 1994 12 February 1998
[b]
[8]
Ali Osman Taha 17 February 1998 9 January 2005 6 years, 327 days NCP [8]
John Garang 9 January 2005 30 July 2005
[c]
202 days SPLM Southern Sudan [2]
Salva Kiir Mayardit 11 August 2005 9 July 2011
[d]
5 years, 332 days SPLM Southern Sudan [2][9]
Ali Osman Taha 13 September 2011 6 December 2013 2 years, 84 days NCP [2][10]
Bakri Hassan Saleh
[e]
7 December 2013 23 February 2019 5 years, 78 days NCP [11]
Lt. General
Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
23 February 2019 11 April 2019 47 days Military / NCP [12]
Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Military Council Lt. General
Kamal Abdel-Marouf al-Mahi
11 April 2019 13 April 2019 2 days Military Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf [13]
Lt. General
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti)
13 April 2019 20 August 2019 4 years, 36 days Military Abdel Fattah al-Burhan [14]
Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council 21 August 2019 25 October 2021 [15]
11 November 2021 19 May 2023 [16]
Malik Agar 19 May 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 186 days SPLM–N [17]

Second vice presidents

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Title Portrait Name Term of office Political affiliation Representing President Refs
Took office Left office Time in office
Deputy Chairman of the NRCC Major Gen.
Khalid Hassan Abbas
May 1969 1971 2 years Military Gaafar Nimeiry [18]
Second Vice President Abel Alier 1972 1982 10 years SF Southern Sudan [8][3]
Joseph Lagu 1982 April 1985 3 years SANU Southern Sudan [8]
George Kongor Arop 14 February 1994 14 October 2000 6 years, 243 days NCP Southern Sudan Omar al-Bashir [19][18]
Moses Kacoul Machar 12 February 2001 January 2005 3 years, 10 months Southern Sudan [18]
Ali Osman Taha 9 July 2005 13 September 2011 6 years, 66 days NCP [9]
Al-Haj Adam Youssef 13 September 2011 7 December 2013 2 years, 85 days NCP Darfur [20]
Hassabu Mohamed Abdalrahman 7 December 2013 10 September 2018 4 years, 277 days NCP South Darfur [21]
Osman Kebir 10 September 2018 11 April 2019 213 days NCP North Darfur

Third vice presidents

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Title Portrait Name Term of office Political affiliation President Refs
Took office Left office Time in office
Third Vice President Rashid Bakr
[f]
11 August 1976 10 September 1977 1 year, 30 days SSU Gaafar Nimeiry [22][18]
Major Gen.
Omar Muhammad al-Tayib
1981 1982 1 year Military / SSU [18]

Timeline

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Malik AgarHemedtiKamal Abdel-Marouf al-MahiAhmed Awad Ibn AufOsman KebirHassabu Mohamed AbdalrahmanBakri Hassan SalehAlhaj Adam YousefSalva Kiir MayarditJohn GarangMoses Kacoul MacharAli Osman TahaGeorge Kongor AropZubair Mohamed SalihAbd al-Rahman SaeedTaj el-Deen Abdallah FadlJoseph LaguOmar Muhammad al-TayibAbdul Majid Hamid KhalilRashid Bakr (politician)Abuelgasim Mohamed HashimMohamed al-Baghir AhmedAbel AlierKhalid Hassan AbbasBabiker Awadalla

Assistants and advisors to the president

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Senior assistants to the president

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Title Portrait Name Term of office Political affiliation Representing President Refs
Took office Left office Time in office
Senior Assistant to the President Riek Machar 7 August 1997 31 January 2000 2 years, 177 days SPLA-Nasir Southern Sudan Omar al-Bashir
Minni Minnawi 23 April 2007 6 December 2010 3 years, 227 days SLM/A Darfur

Assistants to the president

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Advisors to the president

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also Head of the State Security Organization.
  2. ^ Died in the 1998 Sudan Air Force crash.
  3. ^ Died in office.
  4. ^ Left position when South Sudan became independent.
  5. ^ Also served as Prime Minister of Sudan from March 2017 to October 2018.
  6. ^ Also Prime Minister, possibly also Third Vice President in 1977–1979.

References

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  6. ^ "The Transitional Military Council: April 1985- June 1986 » Presidency of the Republic - Presidential Palace". Presidency.gov.sd. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ "الصفحة الرئيسة » رئاسة الجمهورية - القصر الجمهوري". Presidency.gov.sd. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d "SUDAN UPDATE : Raising the stakes: Oil and conflict in Sudan" (PDF). Sudanupdate.org. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Salva Kiir and Ali Osman appointed deputies of Sudan's President - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". Sudantribune.com. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Sudan's Bashir promotes Taha to first vice-president and appoints a Darfurian as VP - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Sudan appoints new vice president". Ahram Online. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  12. ^ Hashim, Mohanad (25 February 2019). "Bashir's state of emergency fails to end Sudan protests". BBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Hamdan Dagalo Appointed as Deputy Head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council". 7dnews.com.
  14. ^ "RSF militia commander sworn-in as Sudan's interim Vice-President". Radio Dabanga. 13 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Sudan: Constitutional Decree On Appointment of Sovereignty Council Issued". allAfrica.com. 21 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Sudan army chief names new governing Sovereign Council". Al Jazeera. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan council". Reuters. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e Sudan Presidency: Vice–Presidents of the Republic Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Psychology Press. 31 October 2002. ISBN 9781857431315. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "Doha Agreement, more specifications and reactions | Radio Dabanga". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  21. ^ "allAfrica.com: Sudan: Hassabu Mohamed Abdul-Rahman Appointed As Vice - President". allAfrica.com.
  22. '^ Europa World Year Book 1985, Volume II, p. 2625