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Salva Kiir Mayardit

Military · Politician

Salva Kiir Mayardit 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	Salva Kiir · Salva Kiir Mayardit · Salva Kir Mayardit · Salva Kīrs Majardits · Σάλβα Κιίρ Μαγιαρντίτ · 12 more...				[sources]
Alias	Salva Kiir Mayar Dit · Salva Kiir Maydrit · Σάλβα Κίιρ Μαγιαρντίτ · Киир, Салва · Салва Киир Маярдит · 13 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kiir · Mayardit · سلفاكير · 萨尔瓦·基尔				[sources]
Birth date	1951-09-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Bahr el Ghazal				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sudan · South Sudan				[sources]
Citizenship	Sudan · South Sudan				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Political association	Sudan People's Liberation Movement				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57315				[sources]
Position	Minister of Cabinet Affairs (2018-2019) · Minister of Health of South Sudan (2015-2015) · Minister of Higher Education (2011-2011) · Minister of Higher Education (2017-2017) · Minister of Higher Education (2017-2018) · 6 more...				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Ethnicity	Dinka people				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of South Sudan since 2011

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mary Ayen Mayardit Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Health of South Sudan	2015	2015
President of Southern Sudan	2005-07-30

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,090

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government875

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,936

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,010

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,996

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United States · CIA

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-eb18223bcd2eb0e3aeca8bba302150c3441cd3dc · us-cia-south-sudan-salva-kiir-mayardit-president · unprot-780f508c16e565bda0b69bdac49c064d3165a2dc · unprot-6641344d2f065b7cdbd730915a9c75b4c248027a

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