This is a list of notable Sudanese people.
Academics and science 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 Mo Ibrahim, businessman Osama Daoud, businessman
Entertainment
Alsarah, singer 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 Hajooj Kuka, filmmaker 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 Al Khalifa Abdullah, leader during Mahdia era Al-Mahdi, religious leader during Mahdia era
Literature 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 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 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 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, former prime minister of Sudan. Shartai Jaafar Abdel Hakam, former governor of West Darfur
Humanitarians 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 Al-Mahdi, religious leader
Sports 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 Marco Arop, middle distance runner
See also
Demographics of Sudan List of Sudanese writers List of African writers by country List of Sudanese artists List of Sudanese actors List of Sudanese singers
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