Countries / Africa
SDN
Elections in Sudan
federal republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
AH
Abdalla Hamdok live
Head of government
In office since
21 August 2019
Head of state
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
federal republic
Capital
Khartoum
Population
40 533 330
Country facts
Legislature
National Legislature
Established
1956
Currency
Sudanese pound
Official language
English
Capital
Khartoum
Region
Africa
Area
1,840,687 km2
Election history
15 April 2015presidential
Sudanese presidential election
won: Omar al-Bashir
1 April 2010presidential
Sudanese presidential election
won: Omar al-Bashir
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2019 - Mohamed Tahir Ayala Abdalla Hamdok
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Motazz Moussa Mohamed Tahir Ayala
irregular - successful coup (2019-04-11)
2018 - Bakri Hassan Saleh Motazz Moussa
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.