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Sadiq Al- Mahdi, ex-Prime Minister of Sudan, dies of COVID-19
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Date
26th November, 2020
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Sudan's former Prime Minister and leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from COVID-19 complications, the NUP announced in a statement early Thursday.
By Agency Reporter
Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s former Prime Minister has died from complications from COVID-19.
His party, the National Umma Party (NUP) announced his death in a statement early Thursday.
Al-Mahdi, aged 84, was flown to the United Arab Emirates to receive treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
However, his condition deteriorated.
He died from an acute pneumonia due to complications of the virus.
Al-Mahdi was born in December 1935 in Sudan’s Omdurman city.
He served as Sudan’s prime minister during 1966-1967 and 1986-1989.
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