Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab

Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab
عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب
Suwar al-Dahab in the 1980s
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
In office 6 April 1985 – 6 May 1986
Deputy	Taj el-Deen Abdallah Fadl
Preceded by	Gaafar Nimeiry as President
Succeeded by	Ahmad al-Mirghani as Chairman of the Supreme Council
Minister of Defence
In office 3 March 1985 – 22 April 1985
Preceded by	Gaafar Nimeiry
Succeeded by	Othman Abdullah Muhammad
Personal details
Born	1934 (1934) Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Died	18 October 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 83–84) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political party	Sudanese Armed Forces
Military service
Branch/service	Sudanese Army
Years of service	1958–1986
Rank	Field marshal
Battles/wars	First Sudanese Civil War Second Sudanese Civil War

Abdel Rahman Suwar al-Dahab (otherwise known as Suwar al-Dahab or al-Dahab; 1934 – 18 October 2018) (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب) was a Sudanese military officer who served as the Head of State of Sudan from 6 April 1985, to 6 May 1986.

His full name has also been listed by the Sudanese Ministry of Defence as Abdul Rahman Muhammad Hassan Swar Al Thahab.^[1]