Dr Abdel Halim Mohamed | |
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عبد الحليم محمد | |
 Mohamed in 1962 | |
| President of CAF Acting | |
| In office 18 August 1987 – 10 March 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Yidnekatchew Tessema |
| Succeeded by | Issa Hayatou |
| 3rd President of CAF | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Abdel Aziz Moustafa |
| Succeeded by | Yidnekatchew Tessema |
| Member of the Third Sovereignty Council | |
| In office 10 June 1965 – 8 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub |
| Preceded by | Ismail al-Azhari |
| Succeeded by | Jaafar Nimeiry |
| Member of the Second Sovereignty Council | |
| In office 3 December 1964 – 10 June 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Abboud |
| Succeeded by | Ismail al-Azhari |
| Mayor of Khartoum | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdel-Halim Mohamed Abdel-Halim Musaad Hashim 10 April 1910 Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Died | 16 April 2009 (aged 99) Khartoum, Sudan |
| Political party | National Umma Party Graduates' General Congress |
| Spouse | Khalda Ahmed Khalil |
| Education | Omdurman Primary School Gordon Memorial College Kitchener School of Medicine (DKSM) University of Khartoum (MD) |
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| Awards | Order of the Righteous Son of Sudan Olympic Order (Silver) Honorary life president of CAF Honorary life member of the IOC FIFA Order of Merit |
| Employer(s) | University of Khartoum ‘Al Fajr’ magazine Sudan Football Association Confederation of African Football FIFA |
Abdel Halim Mohamed Abdel Halim FRCP (Arabic: عبد الحليم محمد عبد الحليم; 10 April 1910 – 16 April 2009) was a Sudanese physician, writer, political activist, civil servant, and sports administrator who received national and international accolades for his work. He was born into a family of scholars, writers and politicians: his grandfather was a Mahdist prince and military leader. Abdel Halim became a doctor, graduating from Kitchener School of Medicine and training in Khartoum and London. Due to his contributions, he is remembered as the "Father of medicine in Sudan". He was among the first Sudanese to become a senior physician and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
Abdel Halim was one of the founders of the Graduates' General Congress demanding independence from the Anglo-Egyptian occupation. After independence, he was the mayor of Khartoum until 1960 and later a member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council (1964–1965). He was nicknamed the 'wise Sheikh' due to his political impartiality.
He was one of the founders of the Confederation of African Football and the president of the Sudan Football Association, Sudan Equestrian Association, Sudan Olympic Committee and Sudanese Basketball Association. He served as the third president of the Confederation of African Football from 1968 to 1972 and from 1987 to 1988. He objected to South Africa and Rhodesia sport-segregation policies and refused to allow their teams to play unless it was mixed.