Hassan al - Turabi was invited back into the country and was promoted to Justice Minister in 1979 .
Hassan al - Turabi is an Islamist leader who had been imprisoned and exiled after Nimeiri 's coup in 1969 .
Hassan al - Turabi , an Islamist leader who had been imprisoned and exiled after Nimeiri 's coup in 1969 , was invited back into the country and was promoted to Justice Minister in 1979 .