The Most Famous
SOCIAL ACTIVISTS from Sudan
This page contains a list of the greatest Sudanese Social Activists. The pantheon dataset contains 840 Social Activists, 1 of which were born in Sudan. This makes Sudan the birth place of the 99th most number of Social Activists behind Hungary, and Honduras.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Sudanese Social Activists of all time. This list of famous Sudanese Social Activists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Salih Mahmoud Osman (b. 1957)
With an HPI of 52.56, Salih Mahmoud Osman is the most famous Sudanese Social Activist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Salih Mahmoud Osman (Arabic: صالح محمود عثمان, romanized: Ṣāliḥ Maḥmūd ʻUthmān; born 1957 in Darfur) is a Sudanese human rights lawyer. Osman is well known for having provided free legal representation to hundreds of victims of ethnic violence (human rights activist) in Sudan over more than two decades. He is from the Jebel Mara area in central Darfur, western Sudan. He has been widely honored for his work on human rights issues in Sudan, receiving the Human Rights Watch award in 2005, the International Human Rights Award from the American Bar Association in 2006, and was included in European Voices 50 most influential persons in Europe in 2007. Also in 2007 the European Parliament voted unanimously to award him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. He was detained three times for his courageous advocacy in defense of human rights, but was never charged with any offense. In 2005, he was appointed to the National Assembly of Sudan where he works to promote legal reform and establishment of the rule of law in Sudan.
2. Lubna al-Hussein (b. 0)
With an HPI of 40.49, Lubna al-Hussein is the 2nd most famous Sudanese Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein is a Sudanese Muslim, media worker and activist who came to international attention in July 2009, when she was prosecuted for wearing trousers. Her case became a cause célèbre, with organisations such as the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information and Amnesty International issuing statements in support.
3. Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih (b. 0)
With an HPI of 38.77, Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih is the 3rd most famous Sudanese Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih (Arabic: حواء عبد الله محمد صالح) is a Sudanese activist.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Sudanese social activists born between 1957 and 1957. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Sudanese social activists include Salih Mahmoud Osman, Lubna al-Hussein, and Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih. As of April 2024, 2 new Sudanese social activists have been added to Pantheon including Lubna al-Hussein, and Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih.
Living Sudanese Social Activists
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Salih Mahmoud Osman
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Lubna al-Hussein
HPI: 40.49
Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih
HPI: 38.77
