al-Sarira

Al-Sarirah Makki Abdullah al-Sufi, better known as Macki Sufi, was a Sudanese visual artist, poet, and teacher. She is famous for being the designer of the Sudan flag after independence in 1956, which was raised by the Prime Minister Ismail Al-Azhari and opposition leader Muhammad Ahmed Al-Mahjoub to herald the declaration of Sudan's independence as they lowered the British and Egyptian flags, announcing that Sudan had become an independent and sovereign state. This was recognised by the United