Jafaar Mohammed al-Numeiri ( Arabic : جعفر محمد النميري, Ǧa ʿ far Muḥammad an-Numayri ) ( Omdurman , January 1 1930 - Khartoum , May 30 2009 ) was a Sudanese former military and former politician. From 1969 to 1985 he was president of Sudan. In 1972 founded the Sudanese Socialist Union Numeiri (SSU), who in 1973 became the only party. In 1973 obtained the Sudan , a new constitution and Numeiri became president. He led a pro-Islamic politics and took Sadiq al-Mahdi of mahdists and UMMA Party and Hasan al-Turabi in the politburo of the SSU.