List of people on the postage stamps of Sudan

This is a list of people that have appeared on stamps of Sudan since the issue of the first stamps in 1897.^[1][2]

• Mahatma Gandhi, Indian anti-colonial nationalist (2019)
• John Garang, 1945 - 2005, vice-president of Sudan 2005 and leader Sudan People's Liberation Movement / Army 1983 - 2005. (2008)^[3]
• Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, 7th president of Sudan (2008)
• Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Sayid Abd-Allah, 1844 - 1885, Nubian religious leader and 1st Mahdi (2003)
• Ali Osman Mohammed Taha, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993 - 1995, Vice-president 1995 - 2011 (2008)
• Az-Zubair Mohammed Salih, Sudanese soldier and politician who died in 1998 in an airplane crash; to commemorate him the *Az-Zubair Prize for Innovation and Scientific Excellence was established. (2002)
• Mohammed Dorra, 1988 - 2000, Palestinian child died in cross fire between Israeli and Palestinian security forces. (2002)
• Abdel Rahman el Mahdi, also transliterated as Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, 1885 - 1959, religious and political leader (1997)
• Mohammed Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (1978)
• Hilarion Capucci, Archbishop Melkite Greek Catholic Church and pro-Palestinian activist (1977)^[4]
• Abdel Fadil Elmaz, anti-British nationalist involved in the 1924 insurrection^[5] (1975)
• Ali Abd al Latif, Sudanese nationalist, played a prominent role in the 1924 Khartoum revolt (1975)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser, 2nd president of Egypt (1973)
• Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, 1930-1974 (1973)
• Gaafar al-Nimeiry, president of Sudan 1969 - 1985 (1970)^[6]
• Abdullahi el Fadel el Mahdi, politician, member Committee of Sovereignty 1964 - 1965^[7] (1968)^[8]
• Ahmed Yousif Hashim, 1906 - 1958, nationalistic journalist^[9] (1968)^[8]
• Mohamed Ahmed el Mardi, 1905 - 1966, a.k.a. Mohammed Ahmed el Mardi, politician, minister of Local Government 1955^[10] (1968)^[8]
• Mohammed Nur el Din, a.k.a. Muhammad Nur el Din, 1898 - 1964, politician and Minister of Public Works 1955^[10] (1968)^[8]
• Mubarak Zaroug a.k.a. Mubarak Zarroug (1917 - 1965), politician in the 1950s, Leader of the House of Representatives in 1955^[11] and Minister of External Affairs in 1956^[12] (1966)^[8]
• El Siddiq el Mahdi, 1911 - 1961, religious leader, son of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi (1966)^[8]
• Ahmed al-Gurashi Taha, student killed at the University of Khartoum by riot police in October 1964 (1965)^[6]
• Tirhaqah a.k.a. Taharqa, pharaoh of Egypt and King of the Kush Kingdom 690 - 664 BC (1961)
• Charles George Gordon, a.k.a. Gordon of Khartoum, British army officer and administrator (1935)^[6]