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

Malek Reuben Riak Rengu

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

Latest source 8 Mar 2023Updated 26 Oct 20267 sources

FormerNow

3 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. Sep 2018
    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.1

  2. 2013 – 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.2 3 4 5

  3. 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.2 4

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondaryKiir appoints blacklisted general as deputy defense ministerRadio Tamazuj · 24 Sep 2018
  2. PrimaryTreasury Targets South Sudanese Government Officials and Related Companies for Continued DestabilizationUS Department of the Treasury · 6 Sep 2017
  3. PrimaryCouncil 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) · 10 Aug 2018
  4. PrimaryCurrent list of designated persons: South SudanHM Treasury OFSI (gov.uk) · 8 Mar 2023
  5. PrimaryNarrative summary of reasons for listing: Malek Reuben Riak Rengu (SSi.007)UN Security Council 2206 Committee · 13 Jul 2018

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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