Dier Tong Ngor
Dier Tong Ngor | |
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| Born | South Sudan |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Central Banker |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | Minister of Finance and Planning of South Sudan (2022–2023), Governor of the Bank of South Sudan |
Dier Tong Ngor is a politician from South Sudan who held the position of Minister of Finance and Planning between 4 August 2022 and 3 August 2023.
He earned an honours degree in business administration with a specialization in finance from the University of Khartoum in 1986. That same year, he commenced his banking profession as an inspection officer at the Central Bank of Sudan. Additionally, he obtained an MBA from University College Dublin and completed a PhD in Finance at Walden University.
Ngor was appointed governor of the Bank of South Sudan on two occasions: initially from May 2018 until January 2020, and then again from November 2020 to January 2022. Throughout his extensive career in central banking, he occupied high-level positions such as Director General of Banking Supervision & Research, Director General of Banking Operations, and First Deputy Governor responsible for Policy & Banking. He played a significant role in implementing reforms that unified South Sudan’s exchange rates in 2021, thereby strengthening financial stability and boosting market trust.