Muhammad Sa'id al-Qaddal

Muhammad Said al-Qaddal was a Sudanese intellectual and historian whose research and views are distinguished for their depth and clarity, particularly the ones regarding the history of certain Sudanese religious communities and ideological parties, as well as his research on the field of educational curriculum.

Life

Muhammad Said al-Qaddal was born in 1935 in Sinkat, eastern Sudan, where he was taught the Quran. His father, Sheikh al-Qaddal, was seconded to work in Hadhramaut, Yemen, therefore, al-Qaddal and his family moved there, and it is where he studied middle school.

Education

al-Qaddal studied at:

Khartoum State primary schools.
Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, 1958.
Master's degree at University of California.
Ph.D. in Modern History of Sudan from University of Khartoum.

Career

History Assistant Inspector, Ministry of Education: 1966–1969
Head of the Department of History, Higher Teachers' Institute: 1970–1972
Lecturer: Department of History, University of Khartoum: 1982–1986
Associate Lecturer, University of Khartoum: 1987–1992
Associate Lecturer, University of Aden: 1993–2000
Associate Lecturer, University of Khartoum: 2000–2003
Professor, University of Khartoum: 2004

Research papers

World Conference on History of Mahdist War, University of Khartoum: 1981Postgraduate Studies of Arab Universities, University of Khartoum: 1982Hundred Years after the Berlin Conference 1884, Makerere University, Uganda: 1984Rewriting Arab History,, Baghdad: 1984Social-Change in Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe: 1986Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage, University of Aden: 1992Egyptian-Sudanese Relations, Cairo: 1997Western-Arab Relations, Philadelphia University, Jordan: 2003Development of Faculty of Arts’ Curriculum, Hodeidah University, Yemen: 2004The Hadhrami Migration to Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur: 2005

Works

Education during the National Democratic Revolution Phase: 1970The Mahdist State and Abyssinia : 1973Sudanese Communist Party and the 1969 Sudanese coup d'état: 1985Imam al-Mahdi: A Painting of a Sudanese Rebel : 1986The Economic Policy of the Mahdist State: 1987Islam and Politics in Sudan : 1992Belonging and Alienation: Studies in the History of Sudan: 1992History of Modern Sudan : 1993Sheikh al-Qaddal Pasha: A Sudanese Teacher in Hadhramaut : 1997Sultan Ali Bin Salah al-Qu'aiti: Half a Century of Political Struggle in ''Hadhramaut: 1998Cooper: Memoirs of a Political Detainee in Sudan Prisons: 1997Milestones in the History of the Sudanese Communist Party: 1999Guide to the Modern History of Europe: From the Renaissance Period to World War II: 2000Guide to Writing University Research: 2000Sheikh Mustafa al-Amin: A Journey of a Lifetime from Abyssinia to Hamburg'': 2003

Death

On January 6, 2008, at the age of 73, al-Qaddal died following a health emergency in Khartoum, Sudan, and was buried there.