Mohamed Tahir Ayala

Mohamed Tahir Ayala (; 1951 – 6 October 2025) was a Sudanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from February to April 2019, making him the final Prime Minister to serve under President Omar al-Bashir. On 11 April 2019, he was deposed along with the other members of the government in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état. He had previously served as Minister of Roads and Bridges and later as the governor of Red Sea State (2005–2015) and Gezira State (2015–2019).

Life and career Ayala was born in 1951 in Jubayt,

Soon after the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état he was appointed director of the Sudan Seaports Corporation and later became federal minister for roads and bridges. In 2005 he was appointed governor of Red Sea state. He served in this position until 2015 and then became governor of Gezira State. In response, Ayala said, "The demand of the Gezira people and my demand is for 2020 to be the year where al-Bashir is elected for a third term in office. That’s the demand of all of the Sudanese people."

On 24 February 2019, he was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sudan by Omar al-Bashir. During his short time as prime minister, Ayala dissolved the Sudanese Petroleum Corporation and accused the Sudanese Professionals Association of harassing security personnel during protests. On 11 April 2019 he was deposed and arrested in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.

Ayala died in Cairo after a long illness on 6 October 2025 at the age of 74.