List of Sudanese people
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This is a list of notable Sudanese people.
Academics and science
[edit]- Muddathir Abdel-Rahim (born 1932), political scientist
- Ali M. El-Agraa (born 1941), economist
- Mohamed Osman Baloola (born 1981), biomedical engineer who works on diabetes monitoring
- Mamoun Beheiry (1925–2002), economist, president of the African Development Bank and twice finance minister
- Nashwa Eassa (born 1980), nano-particle physicist
- Ismail El Gizouli, acting president of the IPCC
- Mohamed H.A. Hassan (born 1947), mathematician and physicist
- Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani Ibrahim (1939–2022), researcher and historian
- Daoud Mustafa Khalid, neurologist
- Awn Alsharif Qasim, (1933–2006), writer, educator, encyclopedist
- Khalida Zahir (1927–2015), physician
Businesspeople
[edit]- Mo Ibrahim, businessman
- Osama Daoud, businessman
Entertainment
[edit]- Mohammed al Amin, musician
- Bangs, South Sudanese hip hop artist
- Bas, Sudanese-American rapper
- Ramey Dawoud, Sudanese-American Hip hop artist and actor
- Ajak Deng, model
- Ataui Deng, model
- Emmanuel Jal, South Sudanese musician
- Abdel Karim al Kabli, singer
- Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, singer
- Oddisee, rapper
- Natasja Saad, rapper
- Abdel Gadir Salim, singer
- Alexander Siddig, actor
- Mohammed Wardi, singer
- Alek Wek, model and designer
Historical figures
[edit]- Al Khalifa Abdullah, leader during Mahdia era
- Al-Mahdi, religious leader during Mahdia era
Literature
[edit]- Muddathir Abdel-Rahim, political scientist and scholar of Islam
- Abdalla Eltayeb, scholar of the Arabic language, wrote a detailed primer on approaching ancient and medieval Arabic poetry.
- Tayeb Salih, novelist and prolific writer (The Wedding of Zein, Season of Migration to the North)
- Ibrahim 'Ali Salman, famous poet from Dar al-Manasir
Media
[edit]- Zeinab Badawi, Sudanese-British television and radio reporter and news presenter at BBC News
- Nima Elbagir, award-winning senior international correspondent for CNN based in London
- Yousra Elbagir, Sudanese-British journalist, writing for CNN, BBC, Channel 4
- Nesrine Malik, opinion columnist at The Guardian
- Alfred Taban, journalist, founder of Khartoum Monitor newspaper
Politics and government
[edit]- Muddathir Abdel-Rahim, former ambassador to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Delegate to the UN General Assembly.
- Lam Akol, foreign affairs minister and former lecturer at University of Khartoum
- Abdallah Muhammed at-Tom, elected to Sudan’s first House of Representatives
- Ismail al-Azhari, former Prime Minister and first Head of State of Sudan, oversaw the independence of Sudan in 1956
- Abdallah Bakr Mustafa, nazir of Gedaref and member of the Legislative Assembly between 1948 and 1953
- Rashid Bakr, former Prime Minister
- Omar al-Bashir, former President of Sudan
- Mandour Elmahdi, former Principal of the Institute of Education in Sudan
- Osman Eltayeb, Honorary Consul of Sudan in Nigeria and CPA participant
- John Garang, former Vice President and Sudan peace signer
- Abdul Kamara, United Nations Joint Special Representative
- Sayed Ahmad Keir, second Foreign Minister of Sudan, 1958–1964
- Yousif Kuwa (1945–2001) revolutionary, rebel commander and politician
- Mariam al-Mahdi, Foreign Minister of Sudan
- Sadiq al-Mahdi (1935–2020) former Prime Minister of Sudan
- Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud, diplomat
- Salva Kiir Mayardit, Vice President of Sudan
- Minni Minnawi, leader of largest faction of Sudan Liberation Army
- Ahmed al-Mirghani, former Head of State of Sudan
- Abd ul-Hamid Musa Madibbo, representative from Nyala Baggara East
- Abdul-Haleem Ismail Al-Mutaafi, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation[1]
- Field Marshal Gaafar Nimeiry, fourth President of Sudan
- Hassan Al-Turabi, scholar and thinker who helped initiate and establish the Islamic movement in the Sudan.
- Abdalla Hamdok, current prime minister of Sudan.
- Ja'afar Abdul El Hakh, former governor of West Darfur
Humanitarians
[edit]- Emtithal Mahmoud, poet, activist
- Hajja Kashif Badri, women's right activist
- Nisreen Elsaim, youth climate activist
- Dalia Haj-Omar, human rights activist
- Hadeel Ibrahim, philanthropist
- Fatima Talib Ismaeil, women's right activist
- Nahid Toubia, physician and activist for gender equality
- Salva Dut, Founder and President of Water for South Sudan, Inc.
- Tysir Salih, activist, writer, and founder of The Red Ma’at Collective
Religious figures
[edit]- Al-Mahdi, religious leader
Sports
[edit]- Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr, athlete
- Yamilé Aldama, triple jumper
- Manute Bol, former NBA basketball player and activist
- Luol Deng, NBA basketball player
- Deng Gai, former NBA player
- Ismail Ahmed Ismail, athlete
- Hassan El Kashief, retired athlete
- Omer Khalifa, retired athlete who set a national record over 1500 metres in Grosseto in 1986
- John Mirona, Olympic boxer
- Todd Matthews-Jouda, athlete
- Haitham Mustafa, footballer
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Li Jiabao (2012-11-24). "Sudan seeking Chinese capital for its agri sector". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-11-24.