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2. Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi
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3. Introduction
Aim
Chronology
Early Life
Political & Later Life
Leadership Qualities
 Courage
 Initiative
 Integrity
 Enthusiasm
 Ability to communicate
Lessons Learnt
Conclusion
References
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4.  Abd al-Rahman al-Mahadi was one of the
leading religious and political figure during
the colonial era in the Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan.
 Abd al-Rahman was born on 15 july 1885
in Omdurman. Abd al-Rahman was the son
of Muhhamad Ahmad bin Abd Allah.
 His mother was grand daughter of a
former sultan of Dafur, Mohommed al-fadi.
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5.  The aim of this presentation is to highlight
the leadership qualities and focus on brilliant
leadership towards his political and
administrative life of Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi
and to learn good leadership qualities from his
character.
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6.  1885 – Bron on 15 july in Omdurman
 1906 – Lived in Gezirat al-fil near to Omdurman
 1910 – Made a public speech in which he
supported of Anglo- Egypt
1919 – Went to London to congratulate King
George V
 1926 – Awarded the KBE
 1937 –Visited England and Egypt
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7.  1944 –Abd al- Rahman met with senior
congress members
 1952 –Visit London and met the British
foreign secretary
 1953 –Supported a republican system
 1956 –Sudan became independent
 1958- Umma party won the first
parliament election
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8.  As a child,Abd al-Rahman’s only formal
education was that of a religious school
where the pupils memorized quran. By the
age of eleven he had recited the quran.
 After the British took control,Abd al-
Rahman lived at first with relative in the
Gezira. On the advice of the Inspector
General saltin plasha, Abd al-Rahman was
constantly watched in the early years of
British rule, was given a very small
allowance and was not allowed to call him
self Imam or the Mahadi. From 1906 Abd alRahman lived in Gezirat-al-fil near to
Omdurman.
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9.  He was subject to constant and supervision by the
intelligence department. After 1908 Abd al-Rahman
was allowed to live in Omdrman and study under a
distinguished Azharite named Muhammed al some
understanding of Islamic Jurisprudence and the
fundamentals of his religion.
 The government lent him money to build the
family mosque in omdurman in 1908, and let him
farm part of his farther’s land on Aba Island.
 Abd al-Rahman quietly began to regroup the
ansar as a religious section until 1914, he lived in
sections in omdurman or on Aba Island.
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10.  Despite the surveillance he built considerable
influence in the white Nile region, he often visited
the many mosques in omdurman to meet his
followers with his face covered.
 So he would not be recognized by government
agents. He received many visitors who sought his
blessing.
At middle age..
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11. Abd al-Rahman with winston churchill
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12.  World war 1 broke out in 1914, Turkey sided with Germany
against Britain. How ever Abd al-Rahman had to support the
British cause.
 Governor General Wingate had to persuade the Sudanese
people that Turkey was no longer a truly Muslim state.
Wingate was helped by Sudanese memories of the harsh
former Turkish rule. Wingate describe Britain as the true
defender of Islam and called the Turkish rulers a “syndicate
of Jews, financiers and low born intriguers.” The British and
most of the main Islamic groups as the natural spokesmen
for the people. Wingate decided to enlist Sayyid Abd alRahman to support for the british and assisted in
suppressing a rebellion in the Nuba mountains in 1915.
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13.  Abd al-Rahman appointed agents in Blue
Nile and Fuji provinces and later in
Kordofan and Darfur. Their ostensible role
was to report on any illegal activity and to
encourage payments of taxes to the British.
In 1919 Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi was
among a delegation of Sudanese notables
who went to London to congratulate king
George V of England on the British victory
on the war.
In a dramatic gesture of loyalty, Abd alRahman presented the Mahdist sword to the
king.
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14.  By the 1920 Abd al-Rahman was a respected
religious and political leader.In 1921 held a
meeting at his home where the attendees
singed two documents that laid out the
Mahdist objectives.
 For a long time British were ambivalent in
their attitude to Abd al-Rahman. He had
provided valuable political assistance during
world war I & in 1924.
 The Sudan government that his service had
a hidden agenda and described hid actions as
“evasive and obstructive.”
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15. Courage
Initiative
 Integrity
 Enthusiasm
 Ability to communicate
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16.  The leader must have moral as well as
physical courage. As a great leader in Abd
al-Rahman al-Mahdi obtained both mental
and physical courage. The one of the
example for that, when he left with a
delegation for London in 1946, British
Prime Minister asked “ why the Sudanese
had not spoken up while Egypt pressed its
claims over Sudan for the last seventy
years?” Then Abd al-Rahman said that was
because the British had excluded then from
my talks. He went to say “ The Sudanese
would fight with all their power for
independence.
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17.  For the best example from Abd al-
Rahman’s role,when the general strike was
declared on 24 November 1931,with no other
leader talking the initiative. It was left to
Abd al-Rahman to act as mediator and
successfuly bring the strike to an end.
Another example is in 1944 Abd al-Rahman
met with senior congress members and
tribal leaders to discuss formation of a proindependence political party that was not
associated with Madism. The first step
taken was to lunch a new daily newspaper
al-Umma.
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18.  As a political leader,if someone had not
integrity he or she can’t depend in his
political life. But Abd al-Rahman had that
Qulity.The British and most of the main of
the nothern sudanese saw the sayyids,the
leaders of the main Islamic groups, as the
natural spokesmen for the people. So
wingate decided to enlist Abd al-Rahman to
support the British cause. Abd al-Rahman
publicly declared his full support for the
British.
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19. Abd al-Rahman always is in enthusiasm
vision. He is a intermediate person in most
situations. Here are some examples, In 1937
Abd al-Rahman visited England and Egypt,
where he met with high-ranking officials
and with king forouln. His purpose was to
present Sudanese criticism of the AngloEgyptain treaty in person, other case it 1935
Abd al-Rhaman founded al-Nil (The Nile) an
organ of the Ansar and the first daily news
paper in Sudan in Arabic language.
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20.  A leader must be able to explain what is
needed in language which can be
understood, that is called ability to
communicate. This quality very important
to build relationship with others. As a
good political leader he must good in this
quality. Because each and every leaders
depend of his supporters. The success with
their supporters. Abd al-Rahman moved
with his followers. He made a close
relationship with them. Then he had a
good name among the Muslim people.
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21. It is evident through life story of Abd al-
Rahman that he possessed a lot of
leadership traits which helped him to be
successful in facing the challenges of his
extraordinary life as a leader.
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22. In this presentation I attempted to
explore the life story of Abd al-Rahman
al-Mahdi who has made an indelible
mark in the history of Sudan and in the
history of the whole Sudan at large.
His life story in the rise to the to power
in the colonial era of Sudan, converting
the country to independance status
teaches us many lessons and his
contribution to the history of the Sudan
will always be an inspiration to aspiring
leaders of the world.
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23.  Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
 Encyclopedia Britanica
 Gale encyclopedia of the Mideast and North Africa
www.amazon.com
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