Abdel Khaliq Mahjub

Abdel Khaliq Mahjub
عبد الخالق محجوب
General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party
In office 1949–1971
Succeeded by	Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud
Personal details
Born	23 September 1927 Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Died	28 July 1971(1971-07-28) (aged 43) Kobar prison, Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Cause of death	Hanging
Political party	Sudanese Communist Party
Relations	Muhammad Mahjub Uthman (brother)

Abdel Khaliq Mahjub (Arabic: عبد الخالق محجوب, romanized: ʿAbd al-Khāliq Maḥjūb) (23 September 1927 – 28 July 1971) was a Sudanese communist politician.

Mahjub was born in Omdurman. He served as the General Secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party until his death by execution in Khartum during the Gaafar Nimeiry regime. Following his execution Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud became the leader of the party.^[1]