Stephen Dhieu Dau

Honorable Stephen Dhieu Dau
4th Minister of Finance and Planning
In office July 2016 – March 2018
President	Salva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded by	David Deng Athorbei
Succeeded by	Salvatore Garang Mabiordit
1st Minister of Petroleum and Mining
In office August 2011 – April 2016
President	Salva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Dak Diop Bichok
Personal details
Born	1963 Melut County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan
Political party	SPLM
Education	Bachelor of Commerce Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Masters of Financial and Banking Studies Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Occupation	Banker and Economist

Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik is South Sudanese politician, banker by profession, and financial technocrat. He is a proven professional^[1] and held various cabinet positions in the Government of the Republic of South Sudan. He is a senior member of Sudan’s People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and had served in various cabinet positions. Stephen Dhieu Dau was the Minister of Finance and Planning until March 2018 in the RSS. He served as Minister of Petroleum and Mining and Minister of Commerce and Industry. Stephen Dhieu Dau is from Melut County, Upper Nile State, and belongs to the Nyiel section of the Padang Dinka ethnic group. In October 2022, President Salva Kiir appointed Stephen Dhieu Dau as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National Revenue Authority. In December 2022, He was appointed as a member of the SPLM Political Bureau.