Al-Mirghani, Alsaid Ahmed Ali b. August 6, 1941 d. November 2, 2008 Sudan President. He served as the third President of Sudan from May 6, 1986 to June 30, 1989. Born the son of a prominent African family in Khartoum, Sudan, he was reportedly a direct lineage ancestor of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He was the third and the last democratically elected President of Sudan following the nation's independence from Great Britain in 1956. He was removed from power following a military coup led by current Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. After his political...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Al-Mirghani Family Grand Mosque, Khartoum, Al Khartoum, Sudan