Last Updated: January 19, 2026
GABRIEL JOK RIAK MAKOL
Aliases
Gabriel Jok; Jock Riak; Jok Riak
Position
Chief of Defence Forces; Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander
Nationality
South Sudan
DoB
1966-01-01
Address
Unity State, South Sudan; Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan
Reg. ID
M6600000258472; D00008623 , South Sudan number
Other Information
Appointed as Chief of Defence Forces on 2 May 2018. Commanded SPLA Sector One, which operates primarily within Unity State, since January 2013. In his position as the SPLA Sector One commander, he has expanded or extended the conflict in South Sudan through breaches of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement. The SPLA is a South Sudanese military en...
Date of listing
2015-07-01
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
South Sudan
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to South Sudan continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous A...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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