# Arakil Bey al-Armani - Governor of the Sudan

URL: https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/arakil-bey-al-armani
Term: 1856–1858
Number in the list: 15
Dynasty: Turco-Egyptian administration (Turkiyya)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_pre-independence_Sudan

Arakil Bey, an Armenian Christian, governed Khartoum and the Sudan from 1856 to 1858, a rare non-Muslim holder of the post. He died in office in 1858.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Ali Pasha Sirri al-Arna'ut](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/ali-pasha-sirri-al-arna-ut)
- Next in list: [Hasan Bey Salama Jarkas](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/hasan-bey-salama-jarkas)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1856 - [Al-Zubayr Arrives in Bahr el Ghazal](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1856-al-zubayr-arrives-in-bahr-el-ghazal)