Hassan at-Taheer Zarouq ( ar, حسن الطاهر زروق) was a
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
ese politician. He worked as a schoolteacher, but was dismissed due to his political activism.
Zarouq was a member of the
Sudanese Communist Party and president of the
Anti-Imperialist Front
The Anti-Imperialist Front ( ar, الجبهة المعادية للإستعمار) was a political movement in Sudan, founded in 1952.Sidahmed, Abdel Salam. Politics and Islam in Contemporary Sudan'. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. p. 44 The A ...
. In the
1953 legislative election he was elected to the House of Representatives from the Graduates Constituency as an
Anti-Imperialist Front
The Anti-Imperialist Front ( ar, الجبهة المعادية للإستعمار) was a political movement in Sudan, founded in 1952.Sidahmed, Abdel Salam. Politics and Islam in Contemporary Sudan'. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. p. 44 The A ...
candidate.
[Niblock, Tim. ]
Class and Power in Sudan: The Dynamics of Sudanese Politics, 1898-1985
'. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987. p. 69 As a Member of Parliament, Hassan at-Taheer Zarouq was a vocal critic of
Ismail al-Azhari
Ismail al-Azhari (October 20, 1900 – August 26, 1969) ( ar, إسماعيل الأزهري) was a Sudanese nationalist and political figure. He served as the first Prime Minister of Sudan between 1954 and 1956, and as President of Sudan from 19 ...
's
National Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party ( ar-at, الحزب الإتحادي الديموقراطي, al-Hizb al-Ittihadi al-Dimuqrati), also referred to by itself as the Original Democratic Unionist Party, is a political party in Sudan, closely tied to t ...
cabinet.
[Warburg, Gabriel. ]
Islam, nationalism and communism in a traditional society: the case of Sudan
'. London: Frank Cass and Company Limited, 1978. p. 99-101
Zarouq was also an outspoken advocate for equal rights for the South Sudanese. He claimed that imperialism was to blame for the division between North and South Sudanese, but stressed that this inequality was cemented by the Sudanese bourgeoise.
In November 1955, the opposition tried to oust al-Azhari through a vote in the House of Representatives. However, Hassan at-Taheer Zarouq abstained from voting. The Anti-Imperialist Front explained its position that it struggled for principles, rather against any particular individuals. Instead, the Anti-Imperialist Front called for a national unity government. This move alienated the Anti-Imperialist Front from both the government and the other opposition forces.
He served as editor of ''al-Midan'', the organ of the Anti-Imperialist Front.
[Kirkpatrick, Evron M. ]
Year of Crisis: Communist Propaganda Activities in 1956
'. New York: Macmillan, 1957. p. 215
References
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Members of the Sudanese House of Representatives, elected in 1953