Background
Mahdi, Sadiq Al was born in 1936. Son of Siddik El Mahdi.
Mahdi, Sadiq Al was born in 1936. Son of Siddik El Mahdi.
Student, Comboni College, Khartoum, Sudan. Student, St. John's College, Oxford, England.
Leader Umma Mahdist Party, since 1961. Prime minister Sudan, Khartoum, 1966-1967, 86-89, minister defense, 1986-1989. Member committee Sudanese Socialist Union, 1978-1979.
Member National Assembly, 1986-1989.
Led mediation mission in the United States hostages in Iran Crisis, 1980.