Ateny Wek Ateny is a South Sudanese journalist and lawyer who worked as Salva Kiir Mayardit's Press Secretary from 2013 to 2022.
Ateny Wek Ateny | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Information and telecommunications postal | |
| Assumed office 17, November 2025 | |
| President | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
| Preceding | Micheal Makuei Lueth |
Prior to his government role,he worked as a lawyer,and as a journalist [1] and columnist for The CitizenDaily newspaper.
Ateny was worked as the press secretary for South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit from November 2013, [2] [3] until being fired in 2022. [1] He was the third Press Secretary in the Office of the President and the longest serving one. [2] [4] Prior to his appointment,Ateny was known for his public criticism of President Kiir's administration. [5] [6] Ateny's appointment was described by many advocates and political analysts as an attempt to silence the critics from derailing the image of the South Sudan's political leaders. [7] On his second international trip with the president,Ateny clashed with Kiir,refusing to leave a meeting with the president of Uganda. [8] Ateny's relationship with Kiir was strained after the Uganda trip and he worked in isolation,and in tension with the other staff at Office of the President,without access to senior officials. [8]