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Mirghani Idris Suleiman

Sudanese Armed Forces lieutenant general who heads the Defense Industries System, the army's main weapons production and procurement body.

CurrentLatest source dated 2026-10-09Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What roles did Mirghani Idris Suleiman hold, and when?

Roles in date order

  1. Director General, Defense Industries System (DIS), Sudan Current

    Head of the Sudanese Armed Forces' primary weapons production and procurement arm, per OFAC (2024) and the EU (listing amended 9 October 2026).[1, 2, 3]

  2. Assistant for military industry affairs, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Date uncertain

    Function added to his EU listing in October 2026.[3]

  3. Head, Sudanese Army Production Agency Date uncertain

    Listed in the EU statement of reasons as head of the agency.[2, 3]

  4. Officer; intelligence service posting, Sudanese Armed Forces; Sudanese intelligence service Former

    OFAC says he graduated in the same SAF officer batch as SAF commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and later served in the intelligence service before leading DIS.[1]

Sources

  1. Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Armed Forces Weapons Procurement DirectorUS Department of the Treasury, 2024-10-24, primary source
  2. Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1784 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135Official Journal of the European Union (EUR-Lex), 2024-06-24, primary source
  3. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2262 of 9 October 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 (Sudan) - Official Journal text (Spanish), as reproduced by the Boletín Oficial del EstadoOfficial Journal of the EU (via BOE, Spain), 2026-10-09, primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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