Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior

Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior
Nyandeng in 2006
Fourth Vice President of South Sudan
Assumed office
21 February 2020[1]
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded byPosition established
Advisor for the President of South Sudan
In office
2011–2013
Minister of Roads and Transport of Southern Sudan[2]
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
First Lady of Southern Sudan
In office
9 July 2005 – 30 July 2005
PresidentJohn Garang
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMary Ayen Mayardit Aluel William Nyuon Bany
Second Lady of Sudan
In office
9 January 2005 – 30 July 2005
Vice PresidentJohn Garang
Succeeded byMary Ayen Mayardit Aluel William Nyuon Bany
Personal details
Born (1956-07-15) July 15, 1956 (age 68)
Bor, Republic of Sudan[2]
NationalitySouth Sudanese
SpouseJohn Garang
ChildrenAkuol de Mabior

Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior (born 15 July 1956)[2] is a South Sudanese politician who currently serves as the 4th Vice President of South Sudan.[1][3][4] She is also the head of the Gender and Youth Cluster.[5]

She served as the Minister of Roads and Transport for the autonomous government of Southern Sudan,[6] and as an advisor for the President of South Sudan on gender and human rights from 2007 to 2014.[2] She is the widow of John Garang, the late first Vice President of Sudan and the President of the Government of South Sudan, and the mother of Akuol de Mabior.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b "President Kiir appoint Machar FVP ahead of South Sudan new cabinet - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biography of Mama Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior". www.presidency.gov.ss. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. ^ CIA Handbook, South Sudan, retrieved 2024-07-07
  4. ^ "Salva Kiir appoints Machar as First Vice President". The East African. 5 July 2020. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ Radio Tamazuj website, My husband died in vain, article dated February 5, 2023
  6. ^ Enenmoh, Ikechukwu. "The lady they call Madam". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  7. ^ Opiyo, Dave. "Rebecca Nyandeng: "Who killed my husband?". New Sudan Vision. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  8. ^ http://www.twiceast.org Archived 2011-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)