Garang Diing Akuong (born 1963) is a South Sudanese politician and diplomat. * As a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the University of London in 2004 he returned to the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–11). * In 2006 he was elected to the South Sudan assembly. * From 2006 to 2007 he was also general secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Khartoum. * He then took up government posts in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, which includes Aweil. * Until 2008 he was state minister of health. * In 2008 he was minister of parliamentary affairs. * From 2008 to 2009 he was state minister of agriculture and minister of finance until 2010. * In 2010 he joined the national government as Minister of Energy and Mining. * From July 10, 2011 to August 7, 2011 he Minister