Ibrahim Abboud

General
Ibrahim Abboud
General Ibrahim Abboud
إبراهيم عبود
	Official portrait, 1958
1st President of Sudan
	In office; 17 November 1958 – 16 November 1964
Preceded by	Sovereignty Council
Succeeded by	Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa (Acting)
3rd Prime Minister of Sudan
	In office; 18 November 1958 – 30 October 1964
President	Himself
Preceded by	Abdallah Khalil
Succeeded by	Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
Personal details
Born	26 October 1900; Suakin, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Died	8 September 1983 (aged 82); Khartoum, Democratic Republic of Sudan
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt; Sudan
Branch/service	Egyptian Army; Sudan Defence Force; Sudanese Army
Years of service	1918–1925 (Egypt); 1925–1956 (Egypt and UK); 1956–1964 (Sudan)
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Second World War East African Campaign; Anglo-Iraqi War; North African Campaign; ; First Arab-Israeli War;

Ibrahim Abboud (Arabic: إبراهيم عبود; 26 October 1900 – 8 September 1983) was a Sudanese military officer and political figure who served as the head of state of Sudan between 1958 and 1964 and as President of Sudan in 1964; however, he soon resigned, ending Sudan's first period of military rule.^[1] A career soldier, Abboud served in World War II in Egypt and Iraq.^[2] In 1949, Abboud became the deputy Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military.^[2] Upon independence, Abboud became the Commander in Chief of the Military of Sudan.^[2]

^ Biography of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud at bookrags.com
^ ^a ^b ^c The International Who's Who 1972-73. London: Europa Publications. 1972. p. 2. ISBN 0900362480.