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Riek Machar

Politician

Riek Machar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon · Riek Machar · Риек Мачар · Рик Мачар · Ріек Мачара · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Riak Machar · Rieck Machar Teny · Riek Machar Teny · Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon · Мачар, Риек				[sources]
Weak alias	SENNAR				[sources]
Birth date	1953				[sources]
Place of birth	Leer				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sudan · South Sudan				[sources]
Citizenship	South Sudan				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q444994				[sources]
Position	First Vice President · Member of the National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan · Member of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly · Minister of Health of South Sudan (2005-2011) · Minister of Transport and Roads (2020-) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Bradford · University of Khartoum				[sources]
Ethnicity	Nuer people				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-09	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

first vice president of the independent Republic of South Sudan

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Transport and Roads	2020	-
Member of the National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan	-	-
Member of the National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan	2011-07-09	2016-08-04
Vice President of South Sudan	2016-04-26	2016-07-26
Vice President of South Sudan	2011-07-09	2013-07-23
Vice-President of Southern Sudan	2005-08-11	2011-07-09
Minister of Health of South Sudan	2005-01-01	2011-01-01
Member of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly	2010-04-15	2011-07-09
Minister of Health of South Sudan	2005	2011
Vice President of South Sudan	2020-02-21	-

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Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Angelina Teny Politician	spouse	-	-

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US CIA World Leaders11,020

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Source data IDs: us-cia-south-sudan-riek-machar-teny-dhurgon-first-vice-president · us-cia-south-sudan-riek-machar-teny-dhurgon-vice-president

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