Al-Hadi al-Mahdi

Hadi al-Mahdi
Personal details
Born1918
Died1971 (aged 53)
CitizenshipSudanese
NationalitySudanese Arab
Political partyUmma Party
RelationsAbd al-Mahdi (father)
Bakhita Mustafa (mother)

Sayyid Hadi Abdulrahman al-Mahdi (1918–1971) was a Sudanese political and religious figure. He was a leader of the Sudanese Ansar religious order and was also the uncle of fellow Umma party politician Sadiq al-Mahdi. The Umma party was largely torn in half between 1966 and 1969 as a result of a split between Hadi al-Mahdi and Sadiq al-Mahdi.[1]

Mahdi died in 1971 whilst attempting to escape from Sudan to Ethiopia following the bombing of Aba Island by Gaafar Nimeiry.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Voll, John Obert; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn; Lobban, Richard (2013). Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. p. 437. ISBN 9780810825475.