President Salva Kiir has paid tribute to the late senior diplomat Ruben Marial Benjamin, describing him as a committed patriot and a distinguished son of South Sudan.<\/p>\n
President Kiir\u2019s condolence comes days after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced the death of the former ambassador to Israel on 7 May 2026. The cause of death was not disclosed.<\/p>\n
President Kiir described the late Marial as a dedicated leader who represented South Sudan with dignity and commitment in various diplomatic assignments in Egypt, the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n
He said Marial\u2019s passing at a young age is a painful loss to the country, adding that his experience, patriotism and dedication to public service will be missed.<\/p>\n
Marial was married to Agar Daniel Dut Mayen and was a father of seven children.<\/p>\n
He belonged to the prominent Benjamin Bil Lual family and was a brother to Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the former minister in the Office of the President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Salva Kiir has paid tribute to the late senior diplomat Ruben Marial Benjamin, describing him as a committed patriot and a distinguished son of South Sudan. President Kiir\u2019s condolence comes days after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced the death of the former ambassador to Israel on 7 May 2026. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":92661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy"],"yoast_head":"\n