In the political history of Sudan, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab as President of Sudan (1934-2018).
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab was born at El-Obeid in 1934. His recorded nationality is Sudan. He was educated at المقاومة الشعبية السودانية.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The record of office reads: President of Sudan (1985–1986).
His political affiliation is recorded as independent politician.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (2004).
That the career was made in Sudan is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab died in 2018, aged 84. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Sudan (1985–1986)
- King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam — 2004
- Educated at المقاومة الشعبية السودانية
