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Ismail al-Azhari
Omdurman, Sudan
Archival Overview
Historic Sudanese nationalist statesman, President of the Graduates' General Congress, who led Sudan to peaceful independence on January 1, 1956, and raised the sovereign flag over Khartoum.
Biographical Record
Ismail al-Azhari studied mathematics at the American University of Beirut. Returning to Sudan, he became the foremost leader of the anti-colonial movement, serving as president of the Graduates' General Congress in 1940 and founding the National Unionist Party (NUP).
Elected Sudan's first Prime Minister in 1954, al-Azhari skillfully united diverse political factions, and on January 1, 1956, he personally lowered the British and Egyptian flags to raise the tricolor flag of the free Republic of the Sudan. He later served as President of the Sovereign Council until the 1969 military coup.
Key Life Milestones
Election as First Prime Minister of Sudan
Headed the self-government cabinet that navigated the final steps to complete decolonization.
Election as First Prime Minister of Sudan
Headed the self-government cabinet that navigated the final steps to complete decolonization.
Election as First Prime Minister of Sudan
Headed the self-government cabinet that navigated the final steps to complete decolonization.
Raising the Flag of Independent Sudan
Proclaimed Sudanese national independence, raising the national flag in Khartoum on New Year's Day.
Raising the Flag of Independent Sudan
Proclaimed Sudanese national independence, raising the national flag in Khartoum on New Year's Day.
Raising the Flag of Independent Sudan
Proclaimed Sudanese national independence, raising the national flag in Khartoum on New Year's Day.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialOmdurman, Sudan