Gabriel Zubeir Wako (born 27 February 1941) is a Sudanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Khartoum from 1979 to 2016.

Zubeir Wako was named the Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina by Pope John Paul II in the papal consistory held on 21 October 2003.

Cardinal Zubeir Wako escaped an assassination attempt by a member of the predominantly Muslim Messiria tribe when celebrating Sunday Mass on 10 October 2010.

[3] Zubeir Wako made it a pastoral priority for his episcopacy to engage with families, and particularly with children.

The cardinal noted that many children were left orphaned due to civil war in the country which leaves them vulnerable and in a poorer state.