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Family photo from 1976 miscaptioned as childhood picture of Jaafar Nimeiri

A 1976 family photograph showing Dr. Siema Jack (bottom right, as a baby) with her mother and siblings in Khartoum. The image of her brother, Ziad Al-Jack (circled, center), was later cropped and falsely circulated online as a childhood photo of former Sudanese president Jaafar Nimeiri. [Photo courtesy of Dr. Siema Jack / Facebook]KHARTOUM – A black-and-white Sudanese family photograph being widely shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with claims that it shows former Sudanese president Jaafar Nimeiri as a child is misidentified. The image actually belongs to the family of Dr. Siema Jack, a Sudanese-American medical consultant based in the United States. The picture was first posted on Facebook on September 27, 2025, by Dr. Jack, who explained to Sudans Post that it was taken in 1976 and shows members of her family in Khartoum. A Facebook post by Dr Siema Jack shows a 1976 family photo taken in Khartoum, featuring her mother, aunt, brother Ziad Al-Jack (standing), and herself as a baby. The post, originally shared on September 27, was later misused when the boy’s image was cropped and falsely circulated online as a childhood picture of former Sudanese president Jaafar Nimeiri. [Photo via Facebook / Siema Jack]The young boy at the center of the viral claim is her brother, Ziad Al-Jack, while Siema Jack herself is the youngest child in the image being carried by her mother on the right. The cropped version circulating online removed other family members, leading many social-media users to wrongly identify the boy as a childhood photo of Nimeiri, who ruled Sudan from 1969 to 1985. “Yes, this is my brother when he was young. The photo was taken in 1976. Some people refused to believe me and said I was lying. It was taken from a family photo and circulated as if it were Nimeiri,” Dr. Jack said on Facebook. Speaking to Sudans Post, Dr. Jack said she was frustrated to see a private family picture taken out of context and shared without permission. “I’m the one who posted the original photo. It feels like I’ve exposed my brother on social media — and he doesn’t even like being online,” she said. Verdict: ❌ False. The circulating image does not show former president Jaafar Nimeiri. It is a family photograph from 1976 showing Dr. Sema Jack (as the youngest child) and her brother Ziad Al-Jack, whose likeness was mistaken for Nimeiri after the picture was cropped and reposted online.

admin October 14, 2025 2 min read

KHARTOUM – A black-and-white Sudanese family photograph being widely shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with claims that it shows former Sudanese president Jaafar Nimeiri as a child is misidentified.

The image actually belongs to the family of Dr. Siema Jack, a Sudanese-American medical consultant based in the United States.

The picture was first posted on Facebook on September 27, 2025, by Dr. Jack, who explained to Sudans Post that it was taken in 1976 and shows members of her family in Khartoum.

A Facebook post by Dr Siema Jack shows a 1976 family photo taken in Khartoum, featuring her mother, aunt, brother Ziad Al-Jack (standing), and herself as a baby. The post, originally shared on September 27, was later misused when the boy’s image was cropped and falsely circulated online as a childhood picture of former Sudanese president Jaafar Nimeiri. [Photo via Facebook / Siema Jack]

The young boy at the center of the viral claim is her brother, Ziad Al-Jack, while Siema Jack herself is the youngest child in the image being carried by her mother on the right.

The cropped version circulating online removed other family members, leading many social-media users to wrongly identify the boy as a childhood photo of Nimeiri, who ruled Sudan from 1969 to 1985.

“Yes, this is my brother when he was young. The photo was taken in 1976. Some people refused to believe me and said I was lying. It was taken from a family photo and circulated as if it were Nimeiri,” Dr. Jack said on Facebook.

Speaking to Sudans Post, Dr. Jack said she was frustrated to see a private family picture taken out of context and shared without permission.

“I’m the one who posted the original photo. It feels like I’ve exposed my brother on social media — and he doesn’t even like being online,” she said.

Verdict: ❌ False.

The circulating image does not show former president Jaafar Nimeiri. It is a family photograph from 1976 showing Dr. Sema Jack (as the youngest child) and her brother Ziad Al-Jack, whose likeness was mistaken for Nimeiri after the picture was cropped and reposted online.