South Sudan Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16:44)
Listed (1)
10.07.2015
Remark
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 entity that has engaged in actions that have extended the conflict in South Sudan, including breaches of the January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the May 9, 2014 Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan, which was a re-commitment to the CoHA and has obstructed the activities of IGAD’s Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5879060
Names (4)
Last name/Name
MAKOL
First name/Name
GABRIEL
Second name/Name
JOK RIAK
Full name/Name
GABRIEL JOK RIAK MAKOL
Type
Primary name
Description
Chief of Defence Forces. Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander
Remark
Lieutenant General
Last name/Name
Riak
First name/Name
Jok
Full name/Name
Jok Riak
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Chief of Defence Forces. Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander
Quality
Good quality
Last name/Name
Riak
First name/Name
Jock
Full name/Name
Jock Riak
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Chief of Defence Forces. Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander
Quality
Good quality
Last name/Name
Jok
First name/Name
Gabriel
Full name/Name
Gabriel Jok
Type
AKA (also known as)
Description
Chief of Defence Forces. Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander
Further Identifiying 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 entity that has engaged in actions that have extended the conflict in South Sudan, including breaches of the January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the May 9, 2014 Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan, which was a re-commitment to the CoHA and has obstructed the activities of IGAD’s Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5879060
Status
Historical (last time active at 28.02.2022 05:16)
Type
National ID Number: M6600000258472
Updated: 17.09.2025. 08:37
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