Sudan Civil Registration

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Offices to Contact

The following offices may be able to help you find the right civil registry where your family lived:

Embassy of the Republic of Sudan
1015 31st Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, D. C. 20007

Telephone: +1 (202) 600 2238
Fax: +1 (202) 644 9910

Civil record, Khartoum North and Khartoum Centre
Local government office in Khartoum, Sudan
JG3M+5GX
Khartoum, Sudan

Telephone: +249 90 806 9582

General Directorate for Civil Registration in Arabic is al-Idara al-´amma lis-sijill al-madani. It is under the Ministry of Interior

Historical Background

In 1990 there was a UN initiative for Civil Registration, however this only produced partial results.

Coverage and Compliance

There is no minimum age of marriage in Sudan.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

  • Name of child
  • Gender
  • Time and date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Name of mother
  • Mother's occupation
  • Residence
  • Name of father
  • Father's occupation
  • Residence
  • Religion
  • Name of informant
  • Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2010)[1]

Marriage

For non-Muslims:

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Names of fathers
  • Date of marriage
  • Place of marriage
  • Names of witnesses
  • Name of parish priest[2]

Place of registration: church where married; civil court (Muslim Personal Law Act 1991)[1]

Spouses must meet the legal requirement for age of marriage.[1]

Death

  • Name
  • Gender
  • Date of birth or age
  • Burial permit details
  • Cause of death
  • Date of death
  • Place of death
  • Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)[1]

References

Sudan

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Sudan : accessed 10 April 2019
  2. Harriet Alexander, Sudan apostasy case: Meriam Ibrahim's marriage certificate shown to disprove adultery charges, The Telegraph, 31 May 2014, (accessed 27 February 2023).