# Sadiq al-Mahdi - Prime Minister of Sudan

URL: https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/sadiq-al-mahdi
Term of office: 27 July 1966 – 18 May 1967
Number in the list: 7
Born-Died: 25 December 1935 - 26 November 2020
Dynasty: National Umma Party
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_al-Mahdi

Sadiq al-Mahdi, great-grandson of the Mahdi, became Prime Minister at 30 after ousting Mahgoub within the Umma Party. He favoured regional development and greater self-government for the southern provinces, proposals that met resistance from many northern politicians and army officers, while the war in the South continued. He lost a confidence vote in May 1967.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/muhammad-ahmad-mahgoub)
- Next in list: [Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub (1967–1969)](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/muhammad-ahmad-mahgoub-2)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1966 - [Twelve-Man Committee Report](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1966-twelve-man-committee-report)
- 1967 - [Father Saturnino Killed](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1967-father-saturnino-killed)
- 1967 - [Southern Sudan Provisional Government](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1967-southern-sudan-provisional-government)