UN sanctions listing
GABRIEL JOK RIAK MAKOL
GABRIEL JOK RIAK MAKOL is an individual designated on the United Nations Security Council (UN) sanctions list under the SouthSudan programme, listed on 2015-07-01-04:00. <VALUE>Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander</VALUE> <VALUE>Chief of Defence Forces</VALUE>. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, South Sudan nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
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/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
Statement of reasons as published by UN Security Council. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | UN Security Council (UN) — SouthSudan |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | SouthSudan |
| Date listed | 2015-07-01-04:00 |
| Source record ID | un:6908457 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | <VALUE>Former Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) Sector One Commander</VALUE> <VALUE>Chief of Defence Forces</VALUE> |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1966-01-01 |
| Place of birth | Bor, Sudan; Bor, South Sudan |
| Nationality / country | South Sudan |
| Address(es) | Unity State, South Sudan Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan |
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | United Nations Security Council |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | un:6908457 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |