Dardiri Mohammed Osman

Dardiri Mohammed Osman (; 1896 – 1977) was a Sudanese jurist, writer and politician who was an elected member of the 1955 Sudanese Sovereignty Council.

Early life, education and career Dardiri Mohammed Osman was born in Omdurman in 1896, where he received his early and middle education. He joined Gordon Memorial College, graduating in 1914.

Dardiri worked as a teacher in public schools until the British administration in Khartoum sought to appoint Sudanese administrators. He was appointed a Deputy warden, then warden. He also worked as a lecturer at the Police College. Dardiri was asked in 1937 in England about the reasons for the deterioration of education. He said that education after James Cree and his deputy Crawford had entrusted his command to administrative inspectors, not including a specialist, and they linked education and politics.

Judicial career When the judiciary was opened in Sudan in 1931, he was the first Sudanese to occupy the position of judge in civil courts and later the Supreme Court. He also became the Head of the Registry of Judicial Translation.

Dardiri was a judge in Port Sudan. During that time, he charged an English sailor with theft. But he saw the sailor imprisonment while the ship was ready to travel will impose punishment on others, including the owners of the ship. However, fine was not permissible for theft, but according to the law, the use of flogging was permitted for his age. So he was sentenced to be flogged which was carried out in front of Dardiri. Following the incident, the Englishmen, including the Chief Justice, boycotted Dardiri for a whole year, as they felt that the dignity of the Englishmen had been tarnished. Dardiri retired in 1952. He was elected as a member of the Governor-General's Committee in 1953, which was supervising the exercise of the powers of the Governor-General. In January 1956, when Sudan gained its independence, he was elected as a member of the Sovereignty Council.

Al-Fajr magazine Dardiri contributed to the issuance of Al-Fajr Group, which had a prominent role in the creation of the Graduates' General Congress. Arafat Muhammad Abdullah was a young Sudanese man with ambitions, far-fetched hopes, big-hearted and deep-rooted thoughts. And broad culture. He moved abroad from time to time, was selected and studied, then came to his country and met with elite graduates and made friendships that became authentic and deep over time. These friends shared his opinion, approach, and style, and at the forefront of these were Muhammad Ahmed Mahjoub, Abdel Halim Muhammad, and Youssef Mustafa Al-Tani. Al-Fajr magazine was issued in 1943. Dardiri says he contributed modestly to the issuance of Al-Fajr and encouraged the group, and he continued to do so. After the death of Arafat. Dardiri, through the Nile Valley Unity party, supported closer relationship with Egypt. He had a prominent role in the meeting of the two Sayyids: Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani II and Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi. British policy was based on the survival of colonial rule in Sudan on contradictions, foremost of which was the traditional dispute between the Khatmiyya and Ansar sects and between the heads of these two sects. Dardiri was able bring the two gentlemen closer.

Sudan's independence Sudan gained its independence on 1 January 1956 from 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).