{"id":8895,"date":"2025-07-17T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev252.kodesolution.com\/finclix\/?page_id=8895"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:58:09","slug":"ministry-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/ministry-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8895\" class=\"elementor elementor-8895\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2143bab e-flex e-con-boxed tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2143bab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0246ab2 e-con-full e-flex tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0246ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a0fa1 e-con-full tm-col-stretched-none e-flex tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78a0fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912ead3 e-con-full e-flex tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"912ead3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca8fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca8fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor\" >\r\n\t\t<h4>About Ministry<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56eb2e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56eb2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debdaea elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-navigation-menu\" data-id=\"debdaea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-navigation-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-sc-simple-nav-menu\"><ul id=\"menu-about-the-ministry-menu\" class=\"\"><li id=\"menu-item-18500\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18500\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/ministry-history\/\"><i class=\"tm-nav-arrow-icon  flaticon-common-arrow-right\"><\/i>Ministry History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18578\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18578\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/ministers\/\"><i class=\"tm-nav-arrow-icon  flaticon-common-arrow-right\"><\/i>Ministers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18580\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18580\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/sudan-news-agency\/\"><i class=\"tm-nav-arrow-icon  flaticon-common-arrow-right\"><\/i>Affiliated bodies and councils<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18579\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/ministry-publications\/\"><i class=\"tm-nav-arrow-icon  flaticon-common-arrow-right\"><\/i>Ministry Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7601b1f e-con-full tm-col-stretched-none elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7601b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcd742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdcd742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor\" >\r\n\t\t<h4>Contact With us<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a85830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor-advanced\" data-id=\"4a85830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor-advanced.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor-advanced\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"each-item elementor-repeater-item-f5252c0\" >\r\n\t\t\t\tNew South Head Rd, Double Bay\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"each-item elementor-repeater-item-7af36a6\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>2028, New York<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"each-item elementor-repeater-item-bd5788b\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>contact@fufo.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"each-item elementor-repeater-item-e1662a4\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>+1300 877 503<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-iconbox\" data-id=\"4a3c877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-iconbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-sc-icon-box icon-box icon-left font-icon icon-left animate-hover icon-rotate-y\">\r\n\t\r\n  \t<div class=\"icon-box-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"icon icon-default icon-type-font-icon icon-size-default\">\r\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" flaticon-common-technology\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h6>Call For Inquiry<\/h6><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"icon-box-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t+00 (002) 896 22\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0031b e-con-full 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name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n        <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required form-control\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Phone\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n        <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"7\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea wpcf7-validates-as-required form-control\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Message\" name=\"your-message\"><\/textarea><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n        <input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner btn btn-theme-colored2\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit Now\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898f236 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"898f236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486304a e-con-full e-flex tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"486304a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b83a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b83a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor\" >\r\n\t\t<h3><strong>Background &amp; Establishment<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218b11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor\" data-id=\"218b11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor\" >\r\n\t\t<p>With the issuance of the first Press and Publications Law in 1930, media activity commenced in the country, centered within the Public Relations Office under the Civil Secretary of the Sudan Government. Subsequently, \"mobile cinema\" units were introduced.<\/p><p>In April 1940, Radio Omdurman was established\u2014approximately seven months after the onset of World War II. In that same year, the Photography Department was founded within the framework of the Public Relations Office, followed later by the Cinematic Production Department.<\/p><p>Since its early inception, the media sector in Sudan has been intrinsically linked to the Sudanese people's struggle and the cause of national liberation.<\/p><p>The establishment of the Media Portfolio post-independence\u2014as part of the first national cabinet to assume governance\u2014was a pivotal event. It embodied the essence of independence and signified the advanced stature and vital mission of the media.<\/p><p>In April 1954, during the transitional period of self-governance (pre-independence), the Ministry of Social Affairs was established upon the foundations of the Public Relations Office. This ministry was created months after the initial cabinet formation on January 10, 1954.<\/p><p>\u00a0Mr. Yahya Al-Fadli (of the National Unionist Party) was appointed as its Minister, becoming the first Sudanese to hold this position. During his tenure in 1955, the Government of Sudan entered into a five-year partnership with the British printing house, McCorquodale &amp; Co., in Sudan.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c9d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c9d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor\" >\r\n\t\t<h3><strong>Notable Events<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f213e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f213e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-text-editor\" >\r\n\t\t<p>Upon the formation of the country's first national cabinet, the ministry's portfolio was assigned to Mr. Ziada Osman Arbab (Umma Party) on February 2, 1956. He was subsequently succeeded by Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Abu Sin in July of the same year, following the fall of the National Unionist Party and the formation of a coalition government between the Umma Party and the People's Democratic Party (Khatmiyya and Ansar), headed by Mr. Abdullah Bey Khalil.<\/p><p><\/p><p>Mr. Abu Sin remained in this position until the coup of November 17, 1958, led by the late Ibrahim Abboud. Later, in November 1964, the ministry\u2019s name was amended to the Ministry of Information and Labor.<\/p><p><\/p><p>During the era of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Abboud, Major General Mohammed Talaat Farid headed the ministry from 1959 to 1962. Under his tenure, the ministry underwent significant development.<\/p><p><\/p><p>\u00a0In addition to existing institutions such as the Central Information Office\u2014which oversaw press and publishing\u2014the new radio station was constructed at its current location, moving from its previous headquarters at \"Beit al-Amana\" in 1958.<\/p><p><\/p><p>Furthermore, the Television Department was established for the first time, with broadcasting commencing on December 23, 1962. Other key innovations during his term included the founding of the National Theatre, completed on November 17, 1959, and the incorporation of the Exhibitions Department into the ministry in January 1959, after having been under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1957.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f17ff e-con-full e-flex tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5f17ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be8189 e-con-full tm-col-stretched-none e-flex tm-bg-color-over-image e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2be8189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472ab90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"472ab90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13-672x448.jpg 672w, https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/service13.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Ministry Ministry History Contact With us New South Head Rd, Double Bay 2028, New York contact@fufo.com +1300 877 503&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8895","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8895"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18506,"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8895\/revisions\/18506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mociat.gov.sd\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}