Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab

Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab
عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب
Suwar al-Dahab in the 1980s
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
In office
6 April 1985 – 6 May 1986
DeputyTaj el-Deen Abdallah Fadl
Preceded byGaafar Nimeiry as President
Succeeded byAhmad al-Mirghani as Chairman of the Supreme Council
Minister of Defence
In office
3 March 1985 – 22 April 1985
Preceded byGaafar Nimeiry
Succeeded byOthman Abdullah Muhammad
Personal details
Born1934 (1934)
Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Died18 October 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 83–84)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political partyNone (military)
Military service
Branch/service Sudanese Army
Years of service1958–1986
Rank Field marshal
Battles/warsFirst Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War

Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (otherwise known as Suwar al-Dahab or al-Dahab; 1934 – 18 October 2018) (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب) was a Sudanese military officer who served as the Head of State of Sudan from 6 April 1985, to 6 May 1986.

His full name has also been listed by the Sudanese Ministry of Defence as Abdul Rahman Muhammad Hassan Swar Al Thahab.[1]

  1. ^ mod.gov.sd archived link at Minister of Defence (Sudan).