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What roles did Mirghani Idris Suleiman hold, and when?

Mirghani Idris Suleiman

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

Latest source 9 Oct 2026Updated 26 Oct 20265 sources

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Currently Director General, Defense Industries System (DIS), Sudan, since an undated start. 4 dated roles on record.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Partially verified

Roles, most recent first

  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

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryTreasury Sanctions Sudanese Armed Forces Weapons Procurement DirectorUS Department of the Treasury · 24 Oct 2024
  2. PrimaryCouncil Decision (CFSP) 2024/1784 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135Official Journal of the European Union (EUR-Lex) · 24 Jun 2024
  3. PrimaryCouncil 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) · 9 Oct 2026

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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