Santino Ayuel Longar Dau leads South Sudan petroleum reforms

Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar Dau, the Undersecretary in South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum, is working to implement reforms within the nation’s petroleum sector, which serves as the backbone of the country's economy.

His professional background includes experience as a soldier, refugee, lawyer, and academic. After experiencing war in the Ruweng Administrative Area and living in a Kenyan refugee camp, Dau moved to Canada in 2004 via a World University Service of Canada scholarship. He completed multiple degrees in Canada, including a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa and a PhD in Law from Queen’s University, focusing on international human rights standards in Africa.