Abdel Khaliq Mahjub

Abdel Khaliq Mahjub
عبد الخالق محجوب
General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party
In office
1949–1971
Succeeded byMuhammad Ibrahim Nugud
Personal details
Born23 September 1927
Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Died28 July 1971(1971-07-28) (aged 43)
Kobar prison, Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Cause of deathHanging
Political partySudanese Communist Party
RelationsMuhammad Mahjub Uthman (brother)

Abdel Khaliq Mahjub (Arabic: عبد الخالق محجوب, romanizedʿAbd al-Khāliq Maḥjūb) (23 September 1927 – 28 July 1971) was a Sudanese communist politician.

Mahjub was born in Omdurman. He served as the General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party until his death by execution in Khartum during the Gaafar Nimeiry regime. Following his execution Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud became the leader of the party.[1]

  1. ^ "Sudanese Communist Party (SCP), Communist Party of Sudan (CPS)". SudanTribune.com. Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.