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Malek Reuben Riak Rengu

South Sudanese lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Force and Inspector General of the SPLA.

FormerLatest source dated 2023-03-08Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What roles did Malek Reuben Riak Rengu hold, and when?

Roles in date order

  1. Deputy Chief of Defence Force and Inspector General, Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), South Sudan Date uncertain

    Senior SPLA post held at the time of the 2017 US designation.[1, 2]

  2. 2013 to 2016
    Deputy Chief of General Staff for Logistics, Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), South Sudan Former

    Logistics post held 2013-2016 according to OFAC, and recorded in the EU, UK and UN listings.[1, 3, 2, 4]

  3. 2018-09
    Deputy Minister of Defence, Government of South Sudan Date uncertain

    Appointed by President Salva Kiir in September 2018, per Radio Tamazuj; whether he still holds the post was not confirmed.[5]

Sources

  1. Treasury Targets South Sudanese Government Officials and Related Companies for Continued DestabilizationUS Department of the Treasury, 2017-09-06, primary source
  2. Current list of designated persons: South SudanHM Treasury OFSI (gov.uk), 2023-03-08, primary source
  3. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1115 implementing Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (South Sudan)legislation.gov.uk (EU-origin legislation, The National Archives), 2018-08-10, primary source
  4. Narrative summary of reasons for listing: Malek Reuben Riak Rengu (SSi.007)UN Security Council 2206 Committee, 2018-07-13, primary source
  5. Kiir appoints blacklisted general as deputy defense ministerRadio Tamazuj, 2018-09-24, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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