Abdel Khaliq Mahjub | |
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عبد الخالق محجوب | |
General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party | |
In office 1949–1971 | |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 September 1927 Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Died | 28 July 1971 Kobar prison, Democratic Republic of the Sudan | (aged 43)
Cause of death | Hanging |
Political party | Sudanese Communist Party |
Relations | Muhammad Mahjub Uthman (brother) |
Abdel Khaliq Mahjub (Arabic: عبد الخالق محجوب, romanized: ʿAbd 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]