Sudan

For its neighbor to the south, see South Sudan.

Sudan
Adopted	May 20, 1970
Proportions	1:2

The flag of Sudan consists of three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.

Symbolism

The flag uses the Pan-Arab colours, ultimately based on the flag of the Arab Revolt.

Official colours symbolism is as follows:

• The red stands for struggle and the martyrs of the Sudan and the Great Arab Land.
• The white stands for Islam, peace, optimism, light and love.
• The black stands for Sudan and the Mahdiya revolution (the Black Flag).
• The green stands for prosperity, good and agriculture.

History

From 1898-1956, Sudan was an Anglo-Egyptian condominium.

1956-1970

With the consent of the British and Egyptian Governments, Sudan achieved independence on January 1, 1956. Its first flag was a horizontal tricolor of blue, yellow and green. The blue represented the Nile, yellow for the Sahara and green for the farmlands.

In 1969, after a military coup, Col. Gaafar Nimeiry became prime minister. He was greatly influenced by the ideas of Gamal Abdel Nasser (president of Egypt), and in 1970, the new flag, resembling other Pan-Arab flags, was adopted.

Use of the former flag resurfaced after it was used in the 2018-2019 Sudanese revolution. On December 1, 2025, President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, proposed readopting the former flag.

Other flags

The presidential standard uses the official flag and adds a gold-colored version of the republic's emblem on the white bar. The naval and air force ensigns also use the official flag, as a canton. The field's color of the navy ensign is white, while the field's color of the air force ensign is teal. A roundel of the flag is added to the left side of the air force ensign.

Presidential Standard

Navy Ensign

Air Force Ensign