University President

Professor Michael Grant (1956-1958) - First Director after Independence
Professor Nasr Al-Hajj Ali, July 1958 - April 1962
Professor Al-Nadhir Dafallah, April 1962 - July 1968
Professor Omar Muhammad Othman, July 1968 - August 1971
Professor Mustafa Hassan Ishaq, August 1971 - July 1974
Professor Abdullah Al-Tayeb, July 1974 - November 1975
Professor Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, November 1975 - February 1977
Professor Ali Muhammad Fadl, February 1977 - February 1981
Professor Omar Muhammad Balil, February 1981 - April 1985
Professor Yusuf Fadl Hassan, April 1985 - April 1990
Professor Mudathir Al-Dardiri Al-Tanqari, April 1990 - January 1992
Professor Mamoun Muhammad Ali Hamida, January 1992 - January 1994
Professor Hashim Muhammad Al-Hadi January 1994 - March 1998
Professor Al-Zubair Bashir Taha Nasr March 1998 - January 2000
Professor Abdul Malik Muhammad Abdul Rahman January 2000 - April 2004
Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Abdel Aziz Ghandour, April 2004 - September 2004
Professor Mohamed Ahmed Ali Al-Sheikh, September 2004 - April 2009
Professor Mustafa Idris Al-Bashir, April 2009 - April 2011
Professor Siddiq Ahmed Al-Mustafa Al-Sheikh Hayati, April 2011 - 2015
Professor Ahmed Mohamed Suleiman, April 2015-2019
Professor Fadwa Abdel Rahman Ali Taha October 2019 - 2021
Professor Imad al-Din al-Amin al-Tahir Ardeeb, April 2022