Babiker Awadalla

Babiker Awadalla (; 2 March 1917 – 17 January 2019) was a Sudanese politician and Arab nationalist figure who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 25 May 1969 to 27 October 1969.

Early life and education Awadalla was born in the White Nile State on 2 March 1917.

Career Awadalla held the position of Speaker of the lower house of the Sudanese legislature from 1954 to 1957. In 1964, he provided the drive to start the October Revolution by siding against the military in charge of Sudan. After the revolution, he became Sudan's Chief Justice in 1964.

Cabinet

Awadalla was part of the coup of May 1969 that started Gaafar Nimeiry's presidency.

In Gaafar Nimeiry's military cabinet, Awadalla was the only civilian member on the National Revolutionary Command Council.

United Nations During a General Assembly meeting on 23 September 1969, Awadalla warned that the United States's decision of supporting Israel during the Arab-Israel conflict could provoke the use of nuclear weapons in the Middle East.

Later life and death After 1972 Awadalla moved to Egypt, and later Dublin, Ireland, where he was reported to be living in May 2017 and became a centenarian in the same year. Awadalla died on 17 January 2019, at the age of 101 of natural causes.