Last Updated: October 18, 2026

Malek Reuben Riak Rengu Lieutenant General

Aliases

Malek Ruben

Nationality

South Sudan

Position

a) Deputy Chief of General Staff for Logistics b) Deputy Chief of Defence Staff and Inspector General of the Army.

Date of birth

1960-01-01

Place of birth

Yei, South Sudan

Other sanctions regimes

EU, UN

Sender

Additional info

art. 2, para. 1 let. a (Financial sanctions) et art. 4, para. 1 and 2 (Travel ban), annexe 1

Other Information

As SPLA Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Riak was one of the senior officials of the Government of South Sudan who planned and oversaw an offensive in Unity state in 2015 that resulted in widespread destruction and large population displacement.; Designation: a) Deputy Chief of General Staff for Logistics b) Deputy Chief of Defence Staff and Inspector General of the Army.

Date of listing

2018-07-13

Program information

Authority

Program

Ordinance of 12 August 2015 on measures against the Republic of South Sudan (SR 946.231.169.9)

Regime

UN, Switzerland country specific

Target State

South Sudan

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 12 August 2015 on measures against the Republic of South Sudan (SR 946.231.169.9). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council and follow those of the European Union.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/532/de

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