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Ibrahim El Tayeb El Rayah, who has died aged 93, was a Sudanese philanthropist who took doctors, nurses and vets on convoys from Britain to his home country to provide training and medical treatment.Ibrahim El Tayeb El Rayah, who has died aged 93, was a Sudanese philanthropist who took doctors, nurses and vets on convoys from Britain to his home country to provide training and medical treatment.
His work was conducted mainly under the auspices of the Sudanese National Council of the UK and Ireland (SNC), a company that he set up in London in 2007. The SNC sent 20 convoys to Sudan, in which about 300 doctors and nurses took part.His work was conducted mainly under the auspices of the Sudanese National Council of the UK and Ireland (SNC), a company that he set up in London in 2007. The SNC sent 20 convoys to Sudan, in which about 300 doctors and nurses took part.
One of the most recent ones was to the Omar Sawi complex at Ribat University hospital, Khartoum, in February, when specialist nurses and doctors from James Cook University hospital, Middlesbrough, provided an intensive care training programme for medical personnel.One of the most recent ones was to the Omar Sawi complex at Ribat University hospital, Khartoum, in February, when specialist nurses and doctors from James Cook University hospital, Middlesbrough, provided an intensive care training programme for medical personnel.
The SNC also sponsored the study of Sudanese nationals in universities abroad. I worked for Ibrahim as a secretary from 2011 until his death.The SNC also sponsored the study of Sudanese nationals in universities abroad. I worked for Ibrahim as a secretary from 2011 until his death.
He was born in Rufaa, Sudan, the son of El Tayeb El Rayah, who ran a grocery shop, and his wife, Amna Moustafa. He graduated from the Gordon Memorial college in Khartoum in 1943 and then moved to Kano, Nigeria, with an uncle. In 1960 he set up Nicco Sweets, the first confectionery factory in Nigeria, and opened many stores in Lagos. He was also director of a leather works company in Kano and established the El Tayeb Trading Company to export hibiscus flowers.He was born in Rufaa, Sudan, the son of El Tayeb El Rayah, who ran a grocery shop, and his wife, Amna Moustafa. He graduated from the Gordon Memorial college in Khartoum in 1943 and then moved to Kano, Nigeria, with an uncle. In 1960 he set up Nicco Sweets, the first confectionery factory in Nigeria, and opened many stores in Lagos. He was also director of a leather works company in Kano and established the El Tayeb Trading Company to export hibiscus flowers.
From the 1970s, Ibrahim spent six months a year in London, where he invested in property and opened an office to buy raw materials for his confectionery factory and trade in commodities such as sugar and coffee.From the 1970s, Ibrahim spent six months a year in London, where he invested in property and opened an office to buy raw materials for his confectionery factory and trade in commodities such as sugar and coffee.
In Kano, he was also active in the promotion of Islamic education. In 1990 he founded and supported the Institute for the In-Service Training of Arabic Teachers there. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate from Khartoum University. In 2006 he received the Republic of Nigeria high award.In Kano, he was also active in the promotion of Islamic education. In 1990 he founded and supported the Institute for the In-Service Training of Arabic Teachers there. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate from Khartoum University. In 2006 he received the Republic of Nigeria high award.
Ibrahim is survived by his wife, Adila (nee El Bashir), whom he married in 1950, and their seven children, Amin, Aminah, El Hadi, Asaad, Huda, Mamoon and El Tayeb. Ibrahim is survived by his second wife, Adila (nee El Bashir), whom he married in 1950, and their seven children, Amin, Aminah, El Hadi, Asaad, Huda, Mamoon and El Tayeb. He is also survived by his daughter, Anisa, from his marriage to Fatima Mohamed, which ended in divorce.