{"id":62467,"date":"2026-11-13T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=62467"},"modified":"2026-11-13T23:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T20:00:27","slug":"al-mirghani-passes-away-sovereignty-council-issues-condolence-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/al-mirghani-passes-away-sovereignty-council-issues-condolence-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Mirghani Passes Away; Sovereignty Council Issues Condolence Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The President and members of Sudan&#8217;s Transitional Sovereignty Council have mourned, with profound sorrow and grief, the passing of His Eminence Mohamed Osman Al-Mirghani, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (Original) and spiritual guide of the Khatmiyya Sufi Order. He passed away on Friday after a distinguished national, political, and religious career marked by dedication and contributions to serving Sudan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In its statement, the Sovereignty Council said: <\/strong><strong>\u201cWith his passing, the country has lost one of its most prominent national and religious figures, as well as a distinguished political personality who played an influential role in Sudan&#8217;s modern history and contributed to the country&#8217;s national political life. The late leader consistently advocated national unity, political consensus, and peace. Among the most notable milestones in his national career was the 1988 Al-Mirghani\u2013Garang Agreement, which represented an important initiative aimed at achieving peace and ending the war.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The statement added: <\/strong><strong>\u201cThe late leader also served as a religious and spiritual authority for followers of the Khatmiyya Sufi Order and as the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (Original).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It further stated: <\/strong><strong>\u201cAs the President and members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council mourn the deceased, they extend their heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathy to his esteemed family, the Al-Mirghani family, the leadership and members of the Democratic Unionist Party (Original), followers of the Khatmiyya Sufi Order, and all those who loved and respected him, both inside and outside Sudan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe pray to Almighty God to envelop him in His boundless mercy and forgiveness, grant him a place in His spacious Paradise alongside the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous, and grant his family, relatives, and loved ones patience and solace.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President and members of Sudan&#8217;s Transitional Sovereignty Council have mourned, with profound sorrow and grief, the passing of His Eminence Mohamed Osman Al-Mirghani, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (Original) and spiritual guide of the Khatmiyya Sufi Order. He passed away on Friday after a distinguished national, political, and religious career marked by dedication &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62468,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62467\/revisions\/62468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}