Siddick Sayed el-Mahdi

Siddick Sayed el-Mahdi (1911–1961), was a religious and political leader in Sudan.[1] He was born in northern Sudan, the son of Abdul Rahman al-Mahdi and thus belonged to one of the leading families in the country. He believed in a non-violent method of a free Sudan, and in 1945 he formed the Umma party together with his father. He was the father of Sadiq al-Mahdi, and the brother of Al-Hadi al-Mahdi.

References

  1. ^ Makers of Modern Africa. Africa Journal Limited. 1991. ISBN 978-0-903274-18-0.
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