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Michael Makuei Lueth

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Michael Makuei Lueth is a South Sudanese politician. He is the current Information, Communication, Technology, and Postal Services Minister in the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU). On 19 May 2020, he and all members of the nation’s 15-member coronavirus task force tested positive for COVID-19.[1] Michael Makuei Lueth is from Bor, in a payam called Makuac payam and a clan called Koc. He joined the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army in 1983 to fight for the liberation of South Sudan along with his other comrades. He rose through the ranks majorly because of his education, he graduated as a lawyer at the University of Khartoum in 1977 and worked as a legal Counsel and as a Judge[2]. It is with this background that he has been serving as the minister of information in the transitional government of National Unity in the Republic of South Sudan as of 2022.

Sanctions

Michael Makuei Lueth is currently on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list of the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control.[3] The sanctions were placed on him in September 2017 after reports emerged that Lueth was instrumental in undermining Kiir's initial unwillingness to sign the peace agreement.[4]

The United Kingdom also sanctioned the politician for "obstructing the political process in South Sudan, in particular by obstructing the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan."[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Sudan Officials, COVID Task Force Test Positive for the corona Virus". VOA. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ says, Gol Bol (2021-08-21). "Among them are Dr. Riek Machar and Hon. Michael Makuei: 10 notable alumni of Khartoum University". Sudans Post. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  3. ^ "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  4. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Two Senior South Sudanese Officials for Obstructing Reconciliation Efforts". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  5. ^ "Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets in the UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Her Majesty's Treasury. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.


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