Born 1935, Al-Abasya, Sudan 
Master of Science in Politics, Oxford University
Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and
Economics, Oxford University     
Prime Minister of Sudan, 1986-1989, 1966-1967
President, Unified National Front Opposition Party, 1961–1964
President, Umma Party, 1964–1985
Publications:
Numerous scholarly and political books, including 
The Southern Question,1964 
Speeches in Exile,1976