Ahmad Muhammad Salih ( Arabic : أحمد محمد صالح // ; 1898–1973, Omdurman ) was a prominent Sudanese poet and politician. A member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council , he is best known for being the author of the Sudanese national anthem .
13-1041: Sudanese Sovereignty Council (Arabic: مجلس السيادة السوداني ), or Supreme Commission or Commission of Sovereignty , is a presidential council in Sudan that was formed for the first time in 1955. Since then, it has been dissolved and reconstituted more than once. Its most famous councils may refers to: Sudanese Sovereignty Council (1955–1958) Armed Forces Supreme Council (Sudan) (1958–1964); see 1958 Sudanese coup d'état Sudanese Sovereignty Council (1964–1965) Sudanese Sovereignty Council (1965–1969) National Revolutionary Command Council (Sudan) (1969–1971) Transitional Military Council (1985) (1985–1986) Transitional Military Council (2019) Transitional Sovereignty Council (2019–2021, 2021-present) See also [ edit ] Sudanese coup d'état (disambiguation) Transitional Military Council (disambiguation) Sudanese Civil War (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
26-537: A teacher after graduating from college, and progressed in the career ladder until he rose to the position of a school superintendent (principal). He also worked as an employee in the Ministry of Education and rose in its administrative positions until he became a deputy director of knowledge. He also worked as a teacher at Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum. Saleh was known for his patriotic poetry against colonialism during
39-513: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sudanese Sovereignty Council (1955%E2%80%931958) The First Sudanese Sovereignty Council (26 December 1955–17 November 1958), or Supreme Commission or Commission of Sovereignty , was established in the context of Sudan's struggle for independence and the subsequent transition to self-rule. Sudan, formerly under joint British-Egyptian rule , gained independence on 1 January 1956. The council
52-482: The Anglo-Egyptian condominium rule , with a presidential system of government, a five-member Sovereignty Council, and a parliamentary system. The Sovereignty Council was formed and it included: Ahmad Muhammad Salih, Ahmad Muhammad Yasin ( National Unionist Party ), Dardiri Muhammad Uthman (Opposition Parties), Abd al-Fattah Muhammad al-Maghribi , and Siricio Iro Wani ( Southern Liberal Party ). The council
65-540: The 17 November 1958 Sudanese coup d'état . During its tenure, the council faced several challenges, including the First Sudanese Civil War , which lasted from 1955 to 1972. The conflict erupted shortly before Sudan's independence and continued throughout the council's existence. The civil war was fought primarily between the Sudanese government and southern rebels seeking greater autonomy and resource control. It
78-465: The balance between maintaining sovereignty and accepting foreign aid . The Umma Party , for example, saw accepting aid from the United States as necessary for protecting Sudanese sovereignty, while others had varying perspectives. The First Sudanese Sovereignty Council ended on 17 November 1958 when General Ibrahim Abboud seized power in a military coup . Ibrahim Abboud assumed the presidency, and
91-531: The council was dissolved, leading to a change in Sudan's governance structure from a parliamentary system to military rule. Ahmad Muhammad Salih Ahmad Muhammad Salih was born in Omdurman in 1898. He studied at Gordon Memorial College (today's University of Khartoum ), where he graduated in 1914. He was known for his fondness for Arabic and English poetry, as he memorized many of the poems issued in these two languages that fell into his hands. He worked as
104-446: The origins of Al-Khalili performances. Among his most famous poems is the poem "We are the soldiers of God, the soldiers of the nation," which was published in his collection With the Free , and later became the national anthem of Sudan and Sudan Defence Force , the nucleus of the current Sudanese Armed Forces anthem. Then the first four verses were chosen to form the poetic text of
117-557: The period of condominium rule in Sudan, and he reached the point of clashing with the British administration in several matters and the decisions it imposed on the country, especially when he refused to obey an order from the administration requiring school teachers to wear the jubbah and kaftan instead of the French uniform. He was a capable orator who preached in both Arabic and English. Sudan gained its independence on 1 January 1956 from
130-535: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sudanese Sovereignty Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sudanese_Sovereignty_Council&oldid=1256475029 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Sudan politics-related lists Hidden categories: Articles containing Arabic-language text Short description
143-640: Was dissolved after the 1958 Sudanese coup d'état . Salih published his collection of poetry With the Free , in Khartoum in 1998 by the National Authority for Culture and Information, and his poetry was distinguished by the power of expression and its sobriety. The Sudanese poet Abdullah Muhammad Omar al-Banna said about him that he was "the most poetic of Sudan," while his supporters and admirers of his poetry called him Professor al-Sha'ir (or Professor of Poetry). Ahmed Mohamed Saleh has preserved in his poetry
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#1732856152922156-525: Was formed on 26 December 1955 to oversee the governance of the Republic of Sudan during this transitional period. The members of the council included Abd al-Fattah Muhammad al-Maghribi , al-Dardiri Muhammad Uthman ( National Umma Party ), Ahmad Muhammad Yasin ( National Unionist Party ), Ahmad Muhammad Salih (NUP), and Siricio Iro Wani ( Southern Liberal Party ). The prime minister was Ismail al-Azhari until 5 July 1956 followed by Abdallah Khalil until
169-602: Was resolved through the Addis Ababa Agreement in 1972 , which established the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region . The council also grappled with issues related to Sudan's sovereignty and its position in the international arena. Sudan was navigating the complexities of the Cold War , with competing interests from global powers. Sudanese politicians held differing views on decolonisation , independence, and
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