Ali al-Mirghani
Ali al-Mirghani | |
|---|---|
علي الميرغني | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1873 |
| Died | 21 February 1968 (aged 94–95) Hillat Khojali, Khartoum North, Republic of Sudan |
| Political party | National Unionist Party (1952–1956) People's Democratic Party (1956–1967) |
| Education | Al-Azhar University (no degree) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Khatmiyya (Sunni Islam) |
| Lineage | Al-Mirghani family |
Sir Sayyid Ali al-Mirghani (Arabic: علي الميرغني, 1873 – 21 February 1968) was a Sudanese religious and political leader. The late leader of the Khatmiyya, a sufi order known in Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea. His family, settled in Kassala and Suakin, were hostile to the Mahdist state and allied with the Egyptian government, and the hostility between the Mahdist and Khatmiyya was fierce until the 1989 coup d'état.