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Mirghani Idris Suleiman
Sudanese Armed Forces lieutenant general who heads the Defense Industries System, the army's main weapons production and procurement body.
ListedLatest source dated 2026-10-09Last reviewed 2026-10-26
Is Mirghani Idris Suleiman sanctioned?
- Authority
- Council of the European Union
- Instrument
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1784 of 24 June 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135 (Sudan regime), entry 1; entry amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2262 of 9 October 2026
- Listed
- 2024-06-24
- Scope
- Travel ban, asset freeze and prohibition on making funds or economic resources available (EU Sudan regime)
- Notes
- The Council stated that, as Director General of Defence Industries System (itself EU-listed), he supports actions or policies that threaten Sudan's peace, stability or security; it describes DIS as producing small arms, ammunition and military vehicles for the SAF. On 9 October 2026 the Council amended his entry's function fields (Implementing Regulation 2026/2262).
[1, 2, 3]
- Authority
- US Department of the Treasury, OFAC
- Instrument
- Executive Order 14098 (Sudan); SDN List
- Listed
- 2024-10-24
- Scope
- Blocking of property and interests in property within US jurisdiction; entities 50% or more owned also blocked
- Notes
- OFAC stated he led SAF efforts to acquire weapons for its war with the RSF and 'has been at the center of weapons deals'; he was designated as a leader of DIS, itself designated on 1 June 2023. The release refers to SAF dealings with Iran and Russia but does not attribute those specific deals to him.
[4, 5]
Sources
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1784 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/2135Official Journal of the European Union (EUR-Lex), 2024-06-24, primary source
- Sudan: EU extends sanctions regime by one yearCouncil of the European Union, 2025-09-22, primary source
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2262 of 9 October 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 (Sudan) - Official Journal text (Spanish), as reproduced by the BoletÃn Oficial del EstadoOfficial Journal of the EU (via BOE, Spain), 2026-10-09, primary source
- Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Armed Forces Weapons Procurement DirectorUS Department of the Treasury, 2024-10-24, primary source
- US sanctions Sudanese Armed Forces weapons procurement chiefRadio Tamazuj, 2024-10-24, secondary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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