Yusuf al-Ajab

Yusuf al-Ajab was a Sudanese politician.

He was born in 1895 at Abu Hashim (Adandar). He obtained elementary education and was dedicated to farming. His family dominated politics in Dinder.He was a great man.

During a 1932 famine, he bankrupted himself by providing relief to the starving population in the area, having been reassured that his contributions would be reimbursed later by the government. However, the government did not live up to its commitments. Subsequently, Yusuf al-Ajab was dismissed from his post as nazir. He fasted in protest until he was reinstated as nazir.

He was appointed to the Advisory Council for the Northern Sudan, set up in 1943.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1948 Sudanese parliamentary election, from the Funj Nazirate constituency.

His sons and nephews have continued to dominate Dinder politics.