Benjamin Bol Mel

Identity

Full name

Benjamin Bol Mel^{1 2 3}

Also known as

Bol Mel

Country

South Sudan

Born

1978

Status

Active

Former roles

• May 2025 – 12 Nov 2025First Deputy Chairman · Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)^{2 3}
• Feb 2025 – 12 Nov 2025Vice President for the Economic Cluster · Government of South Sudan^{2 4 5}
• President · ABMC Thai-South Sudan Construction Company Limited¹
• Principal financial adviser to President Salva Kiir · Office of the President, South Sudan¹

Sources

1. PrimaryUnited States Sanctions Human Rights Abusers and Corrupt Actors Across the GlobeUS Department of the Treasury · 21 Dec 2017
2. SecondarySouth Sudan: Kiir Sacks and Demotes VP Bol Mel to PrivateNile Post via AllAfrica · 12 Nov 2025
3. SecondaryWho is Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, SPLM's first deputy chairperson?Eye Radio · 22 May 2025
4. SecondaryLegal bid to free former VP Bol MelRadio Tamazuj · 8 Mar 2026
5. SecondarySecond VP Placed under House Arrest as South Sudan Threatens to Slip back into Civil WarThe Reporter (Ethiopia) · 15 Nov 2025