| Intro | Religious and political leaders in Sudan |
| Was |
Politician |
| From |
Sudan |
| Type |
Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1911 |
| Death |
1961 (aged 50 years)
|
Siddick Sayed el-Mahdi (1911–1961), was a religious and political leaders in Sudan. He was born in northern Sudan, the son of Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi and thus belonged to one of the leading families in the country. He believed in non-violent method of a free Sudan, and in 1945 he formed the Umma party together with his father. He was the father of Sadiq el-Mahdi, and the brother of Hadi Abd-el-Rahman el-Mahdi.