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What roles did Paul Malong Awan hold, and when?

Paul Malong Awan

South Sudanese general who was Chief of General Staff of the SPLA and Governor of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State.

Latest source 8 Mar 2023Updated 26 Oct 20266 sources

FormerNow

2 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. Apr 2014 – May 2017
    Chief of General Staff Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), South Sudan Former

    Head of South Sudan's army from April 2014 until May 2017, as recorded in the UN listing.1 2

  2. Governor Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State, South Sudan Former

    State governor before his army command, as recorded in the EU and UK listings.3 4

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryTreasury Targets South Sudanese Government Officials and Related Companies for Continued DestabilizationUS Department of the Treasury · 6 Sep 2017
  2. PrimaryNarrative summary of reasons for listing: Paul Malong Awan (SSi.008)UN Security Council 2206 Committee · 13 Jul 2018
  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

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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