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Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi (Template:Lang-ar; 1890–18 May 1966)

Abdullah was born in 1890 in Omdurman. His mother was Zainab Muhammad Ibrahim Fung, a descendant of the Funj kings. Her grandfather, Ibrahim Fung, was one of the Funj princes who lived in Al-Qatina. Her mother was Fatima bint Abdul Rahman, the granddaughter of Mek Ajeeb Al-Manglik. His mother immigrated, carrying her three children with Caliph Abdullah, after the Shakaba incident and the martyrdom of Al-Fadil, Al-Bushri, and Caliph Muhammad Sharif. She migrated to the Al-Duwaym area, and then her son Muhammad and her daughter died due to an illness that afflicted them. She and her son Abdullah settled in Al-Qatina and married Mrs. Zainab Al-Nadir Habani and gave birth to him, Yusef, Ibrahim, Bushri, and Qamar. They are brothers. Mr. Abdullah was from his mother, and among his most important qualities were his morning face, sweet speech, good manners, dignity and prestige, and a tremendous ability to discover and attract elements that support the ranks of the Ansar and the Umma Party.

He completed the stages of retreat and primary school under the care of his maternal uncle, Sir Al-Khatim, after which the Imam came and took him with him to Omdurman, where he completed his secondary education. in Tokar areas.

He was interested in agriculture and had Egyptian and foreign advisors, especially from Italy, to develop it in Sudan, as he was ahead of his time despite his limited education, and we have documents proving that all his travels abroad were to conclude trade and development agreements.

He was a lover of Imam Abd al-Rahman and was one of his senior assistants, and he only addressed him with expressions indicating appreciation, respect and pride, such as my master of the wasila, my father’s master of the wasila, or my master of the imam and my master of the ability, which are expressions overflowing with respect and appreciation for the imam who raised him and taught him and was like a son his eldest.

He is one of the founders of the Graduates Conference, and is considered the pinnacle of the conference’s balance due to his honesty, clarity of mind, balance in approach, and foresight in studying the country’s conditions.

He built bridges of communication with the political movement, Sufi orders, and clerics. He had a hand in establishing religious schools and institutes. He was keen on keeping up with his relatives and neighbors, and gave the greatest attention to social relations.

Mr. Abdullah is considered the architect of the Gentleman's Agreement in which Egypt decided to remain neutral and which it later reneged on.

He married Mrs. Umm Al-Kiram, Caliph Sharif, in 1914, and she bore him offspring Al-Tayeb, Qamar, Kamal, Ruqaya, Mufidah, Baddour, Ismail, and Al-Sadiq. In 1936, he married Mrs. Munira Abdel Aziz Al-Qabbani, and she gave birth to him Al-Fadil, Wafa, Habab, Zainab, and Nemat and Mubarak, and he was keen on educating his sons and daughters in schools and universities inside and outside Sudan.

His good relationship with Egypt played an important role in Sudan's attainment of its full rights, especially since there was unlimited trust between him and Major General Muhammad Naguib.

He played an important role in the October 1964 Revolution and sought to unify the national ranks.

He played an important role in the success of all the projects of the Mahdi Circle, and he opened the doors of work for members of society and transferred them to a life of production, stability and development.

His entry into the Legislative Assembly was a starting point for achieving self-rule and evacuation, and this indicates his farsightedness in the parliamentary leadership of the Umma Party.

He played an important role in resisting Abboud's rule, which sparked the famous events of the Mawlid, and in stopping the bloodshed that almost exploded the situation in the homeland. Lieutenant General Abboud understood the issue and released Imam Al-Siddiq.

He refused to assume the Imamate of the Ansar despite his entitlement to it, and he worked to reunite the Ansar entity, and he was the safety valve for the party and the entity, and after his death the entity was ravaged by disputes and military coups continued.

It is credited to him that he worked with Imam Abdul Rahman to form the Umma Party on scientific and structural foundations that were not followed before.

With sincerity and foresight, he touched upon the matters and drew the attention of those in charge of the matter to avoid them. He was far-sighted in warning of what Salah Salem was planning, which led to the events of March 1954, with coordination with Gamal Abdel Nasser to orchestrate the liquidation of Muhammad Najib, and accusing the Ansar of assassinating him.

He was the mouthpiece of Imam Abd al-Rahman due to his complete confidence in his abilities to manage the dialogues that would guarantee the homeland its freedom and independence.

He worked to develop agricultural work by importing agricultural laboratories from abroad, something that had not been done before, which led to a doubling of production and an increase in workers’ incomes.

He contributed to the construction of mosques, cells, and schools, while paying attention to women and local industries.

The first to work on creating a modern commercial sector based on Sudanese capital.

He is credited with establishing a mosque in the Republican Palace during his membership in the Sovereignty Council, and Al-Azhari and the rest of the council members agreed to his request.

He opened horizons for discoveries and exploration for buried mineral resources by establishing a mining company with the aim of exploiting them.

Create a positive element in the interest of the national economy by bringing in private foreign capital and using it to finance and develop national projects.

On the social side, the Imam helped preserve what was left of the Mahdi family and worked to gather the Ansar entity.

He founded the first Sudanese company to dispatch pilgrims to the Holy Land in 1962.

He contributed with his uncle, Imam Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, to the establishment and construction of the Mahdi Circle, Babi Halima, in the east of the Nile, on the Kadro side. After that, he extended the expansion of projects to include Qandal, Aba, Jamalab, Shawwal, and others.

1. "في الذكرى 48 لوفاة السيد عبد الله الفاضل المهدي بخيتة الهادي المهدي". Retrieved 2023-09-10.