Former PM of Sudan Sadiq Mahdi dies of COVID-19
Nov 26, 2020
Khartoum [Sudan], November 26 : Former Sudanese Prime Minister and the head of the opposition National Umma Party, Sadiq Mahdi, has died due to COVID-19 related complications, Sudanese media reported. He was 84-year-old.
Mahdi was diagnosed with COVID-19 in early November and his health condition significantly deteriorated on Wednesday, Sputnik reported citing Al-Sudani newspaper reported on late Wednesday.
The former Prime Minister has reportedly died in the United Arab Emirates.
Mahdi was the Prime Minister of Sudan in 1966-1967 and in 1986-1989. He had also been in long-year opposition to former President Omar Bashir.
