Paul Malong Awan
| Paul Malong Awan Anei | |
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| SPLA Chief Of General Staff South Sudan | |
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Assumed office 24 April 2014 |
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| Preceded by | James Hoth Mai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | early 1962 Warawar village, near Aweil, Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan |
| Nationality | South Sudanese |
| Political party | Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) |
| Residence | Aweil, South Sudan |
| Occupation | Military Officer, Politician and Entrepreneur |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | http://www.malongfoundation.org |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | King Paul |
| Allegiance |
 South Sudan
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| Service/branch | Sudan People's Liberation Army |
| Rank | Chief of General Staff |
General Paul Malong Awan Anei (http://www.malongfoundation.org) is a South Sudanese politician and military figure. He has served as governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal since 27 March 2008.
In April 2014 he was appointed Chief of General Staff of the Sudan People's Liberation Army by the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. He became army chief, replacing James Hoth Mai.
In December 2016, he was flown to Nairobi, Kenya for treatment in Nairobi Hospital after fell unconscious and collapsed in Juba.
During the Anti-Nuer pogroms in 2013, much of the killings were carried out by a group known as "Dot Ke Beny" (Rescue the President) or "Mathiang Anoor" (Brown caterpillar), a militia of Dinkas formed for the protection of president Kiir and Paul Malong Awan. The US pushed for an arms embargo and sanctions on Machar and army chief Paul Malong Awan through the Security Council, but it failed to receive enough votes to pass in December 2016.
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