Albino Aboug

Albino Mathom Ayuel Aboug
Born	(1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 Twic State, Sudan
Occupation(s)	Diplomat, politician
Years active	1987–present
Known for	Member of the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly; Representative to the Pan-African Parliament; Peace negotiator in the Central African Republic Civil War

Albino Mathom Ayuel Aboug (born 19 December 1979) is a diplomat and politician from South Sudan. He holds a seat in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly and acts as a representative of South Sudan within the Pan-African Parliament. Throughout his career, Aboug has undertaken multiple diplomatic assignments across the African continent, including serving as a peace negotiator amid the Central African Republic Civil War. He possesses citizenship in both South Sudan and the United States.

Early life and education

Born on 19 December 1979 in Twic State, Sudan, Aboug joined the Sudan People's Liberation Army as a child soldier in 1987. The turmoil of the Second Sudanese Civil War forced him to become displaced, leading him to seek refuge in Ethiopia. After returning to Sudan in 1991, he fled once again to Egypt to evade military conscription. Subsequently, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees facilitated his relocation to the United States.

Aboug pursued higher education in global studies and political science at South Dakota State University, later obtaining a bachelor's degree encompassing history, communication, and political science from the University of Nairobi.

Career

While in the United States, Aboug collaborated with Robert McFarlane at the US-Southern Sudan Development Company, a lobbying organization. In 2013, prompted by encouragement from Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, he returned to Africa to assume leadership as president of the Pan-African Youth Council and took on the role of Ambassador for Youth Affairs within the Pan-African Parliament.

That same year, he provided counsel to Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso and acted as a special envoy involved in peace negotiations related to the Central African Republic Civil War until 2015.

In May 2021, Aboug was appointed by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement to serve in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly and was designated as one of South Sudan’s five delegates to the Pan-African Parliament. Subsequently, in July 2021, President Salva Kiir Mayardit named him ambassador and presidential special envoy representing South Sudan.