Abdullah Fadl

Lieutenant general
Taj el-Din Abdullah Fadl
تاج الدين عبد الله فضل
First Vice President of Sudan
In office
April 1985 – May 1986
PresidentAbdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
Preceded byOmar al-Tayib
Succeeded byAbd al-Rahman Saeed
Personal details
BornJanuary 1935
Diedca January 2026
Egypt
Military service
RankLieutenant General

Lieutenant General Taj el-Din Abdullah Fadl (1935-2026) was a Sudanese soldier and politician, and former Vice President of Sudan.

Fadl was born in January 1935. He graduated from Military College of Sudan in 1956. He had a military career and held the positions of chief of staff of the first army division, and commander of the artillery corps. He was lieutenant general of the Sudanese Armed Forces. In Sudanese politics, he was a member of the regular forces committee of the Sudanese Socialist Union. He was also deputy head of the State Security Organization.

After Nimeiri was ousted in the coup of Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab in April 1985, Fadl became Vice President of the Transitional Military Council. Al Dahab handed over the title of Commander of the Armed Forces to Fadl on 24 April 1986. Fadl stated that the Armed Forces has been harmed by its involvement in Sudanese politics. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces from April 1986 to September 1986.

Fadl served his final years working for a humanitarian aid organization. He died in Egypt sometime before 3 January 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Lieutenant General Taj El-Din Abdullah Fadl, Vice President of the Transitional Military Council in Sudan, told Al-Tadamon newspaper: "We sought to reconcile Egypt and Libya, and there are no victors or vanquished in the southern war."". 4 January 1986.
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  4. ↑ "The Transitional Military Council: April 1985- June 1986 » Presidency of the Republic - Presidential Palace". Presidency.gov.sd. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "كمال حامد يكتب: ميناء الأتبراوي". صحيفة ألوان (in Arabic). 3 January 2026.