Complicit Dossier

State-owned and co-opted commercial entities · military-controlled holding company · Sudan

Sudan Master Technology / Giad Industrial Group

سودان ماستر تكنولجي · مجموعة جياد الصناعية / سودان ماستر تكنولوجي

  • Part of the SAF or state-controlled
  • Grade A: Official recordStrongest record: official record
  • Sanctioned byCAEUUKUS
  • 37 documented ties · 2 steps from the SAF

Also recorded as: GIAD INDUSTRIAL CITY; GIAD INDUSTRIAL GROUP; Giad Automotive Industry; Giad Conglomerate; Giad Industrial City; Giad Industrial Complex; SMT Engineering; SMT; …

OFAC 2023: SMT 'an arms company, is a shareholder in multiple Defense Industries System companies and a major shareholder in three companies involved producing weapons and vehicles for the SAF'. EU: GIAD conglomerate 'involved in the production of weapons and vehicles for the armed forces, as well as in the provision of services to the SAF, in particular through a partnership between GIAD for Automotive Services and the Corps of Engineers'.

Their response

  • None recorded in article.

Records

7

Each record carries its own grade. A grade describes the source for that record, not the actor.

Grade A: Official record

Sudan Master Technology (SMT Engineering) / Giad Industrial Group

OFAC 2023: SMT 'an arms company, is a shareholder in multiple Defense Industries System companies and a major shareholder in three companies involved producing weapons and vehicles for the SAF'. EU: GIAD conglomerate 'involved in the production of weapons and vehicles for the armed forces, as well as in the provision of services to the SAF, in particular through a partnership between GIAD for Automotive Services and the Corps of Engineers'.

Why this grade
A (sanctions); B (shareholdings - C4ADS/MoF); C (partner brands - company website)
Sanctions
US OFAC, SUDAN-EO14098, 2023-06-01; EU, 2024-01-22; UK; Canada; Switzerland
  1. 1US Treasury: Treasury Sanctions Military-Affiliated Companies Fueling Both Sides of the Conflict in Sudan · home.treasury.gov · 1 Jun 2023
  2. 2US Treasury: Treasury Sanctions Networks Fueling Sudan's Civil War and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis · home.treasury.gov · 26 Jun 2026
  3. 3Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/384 (Sudan listings: DIS, SMT Engineering, Zadna) - URL constructed from regulation number, not fetched; statement of reasons read via OpenSanctions/EU FSF export · eur-lex.europa.eu · 22 Jan 2024
  4. 4OpenSanctions consolidated sanctions targets (export 2026-10-03) incl. EU FSF / UK / OFAC statements of reasons · data.opensanctions.org · 3 Oct 2026
  5. 5OFAC SDN list (XML), publication dated 10/02/2026, record 19488; local copy raw/sdn.xml parsed with scripts/sdn_sudan.py · treasury.gov · 2 Oct 2026
  6. 6C4ADS Sudan SCE Explorer dataset (Ministry of Finance inventory, RDC seizures, C4ADS investigations) - extracted from site bundle · sudansce.c4ads.org · Jun 2022
  7. 7Giad Group for Engineering Industries - official website · giadengineering.com
  8. 8Giad (older official site; bot-protected) · giad.com

NamesDIS

Grade A: Official record

Sudan Master Technology (SMT) / Giad Industrial Group

2012 to present

DIS-controlled holding. Awarded Block 3A (Red Sea state) gold concession in 2012 with a 70% stake; enjoys exemptions from tax, customs, procurement and audit rules (Chatham House). Parent of Red Rock Mining; set up as a gold-trading company (Chatham House). STPT describes Ariab as 'partly owned by SAF's GIAD holding company'.

Response
No response located in the sources reviewed.
Sanctions
US OFAC SDN 2023-06-01; EU 2024-01-22; UK; Canada; Switzerland.
  1. 1US Treasury, 'Treasury Sanctions Military-Affiliated Companies Fueling Both Sides of the Conflict in Sudan' · home.treasury.gov · 1 Jun 2023
  2. 2US Treasury, 'Treasury Sanctions Networks Fueling Sudan's Civil War and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis' · home.treasury.gov · 26 Jun 2026
  3. 3Chatham House, 'Gold and the war in Sudan', ch.2 Securitization of Sudan's gold sector · chathamhouse.org · 25 Mar 2025
  4. 4OpenSanctions consolidated sanctions export (EU FSF, UK FCDO, OFAC SDN texts), snapshot 2026-10-03 · opensanctions.org · 3 Oct 2026
  5. 5OCCRP, 'Documents Reveal Wagner's Golden Ties to Sudanese Military Companies' · occrp.org · 2 Nov 2022
  6. 6Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT), 'Fueling Sudan's War: How Gold Exports and Smuggling Are Prolonging the Conflict' · sudantransparency.org · 16 Oct 2024

NamesRed Rock MiningAriab Mining

Grade A: Official record

Giad Industrial Group - official 'Group companies' directory

Giad's own site names 'TARGET MULTIACITIVITIES CO .Ltd' on its home page and links target.sd among group companies - official corroboration of OFAC's statement that TMAC is controlled by DIS through Giad. The 'Investment' page lists chemical industries 'UREA, AMMONUM NITRATE, AMMONUM SULPHATE' among investment fields. The site offers Turkish, Chinese, Russian, French and Swahili language versions.

Why this grade
A (entity's own official website)
›Research notes

No board or management names and no foreign office addresses are published on the pages reachable. Sub-sites giadsteel, giadelsewedycables, saria.sd, target.sd, etegahat, giadservices did not resolve; giadmotor.com is behind a bot check; brouj.net reset the connection.

  1. 1Giad Industrial Group official website - 'Group companies' page (links to group company sites) - raw/p2/giad_companies.html · giad.com
  2. 2Giad Industrial Group home page - raw/p2/giad_en.html · giad.com
  3. 3Giad - Investment page - raw/p2/giad_invest.html · giad.com

NamesTMACTürkiyeChinaRussia

Grade A: Official record

Giad Industrial Group – Burhan inspects restart of factories (Aug 2026)

SUNA, 31 Aug 2026: Burhan inspected Giad Engineering Industries Group and reviewed efforts to restart its factories; the Prime Minister on 20 Jan 2026 called Giad industrial city 'the summit of the country's industrial leap'.

Fact-check
None.
Source
official SAF-side (SUNA, state news agency of the Port Sudan/Khartoum government)
  1. 1SUNA · t.me · 31 Aug 2026

Namesal-Burhan

Grade A: Official record

Giad and Ports Engineering open a joint vehicle service centre in Port Sudan (March 2024); armoured corps commander at Giad's Port Sudan premises

2024-03 to 2025-01

DIS and Giad pages reported on 4-5 Mar 2024 the opening of a vehicle service centre in Port Sudan 'in partnership between Giad Engineering Group and Ports Engineering Company', attended by the industry and transport ministers and the Red Sea State governor; Giad's chief executive said the group had moved its activities to several states. On 3 Jan 2025 Giad's vehicle-services company in Port Sudan posted a visit by the commander of the Armoured Corps. On 11-12 Dec 2024 Giad opened a parts centre in Juba and held a board meeting of its South Sudan branch.

Why this grade
Grade A is for the fact that the page announced this. The page was identified as official by its name and content; no verification badge was detected.
Sanctions
Giad/SMT: EU 22 Jan 2024, US; Ports Engineering: US (as recorded in the dossier).
›Research notes

Source alignment: official SAF-side channel. Grade applies to the fact that the announcement was made, not to its content. Page is not badge-verified on Facebook; treated as official because its output is the body's own press material (same texts are carried by the state news agency) and it is referenced by other official pages. Both companies are named in the June 2026 US action against the DIS procurement network as recorded in the dossier; the 2024 partnership is an on-the-record tie between them. The post names the Ports Engineering director; the name is left out here because an earlier editorial decision removed it.

  1. 1Defense Industries System Facebook page (MASAD.SD): Giad Engineering Group and Ports Engineering launch the Giad vehicle service centre in Red Sea State · facebook.com · 4 Mar 2024
  2. 2Giad Engineering Industries Group Facebook page: agreement between Giad and Ports Engineering on a vehicle service centre in Port Sudan · facebook.com · 5 Mar 2024
  3. 3Defense Industries System Facebook page (MASAD.SD) (shared from Giad vehicle services): visit by the Armoured Corps commander · facebook.com · 3 Jan 2025
  4. 4Giad Engineering Industries Group Facebook page: Giad opens a parts, oils and batteries centre in Juba · facebook.com · 11 Dec 2024

NamesPorts EngineeringSouth Sudan

Grade C: Single source

Giad Industrial Group / Sudan Master Technology (SMT)

Named in the June 2026 OFAC action as the DIS arm through which subsidiary companies are controlled. SMT was already EU-listed (Jan 2024) as a maker of weapons and vehicles for SAF.

Why this grade
Press report of an official act. The primary record is cited in another record for this actor.
Response
None recorded in article.
Source
Al Bayan (UAE daily, Dubai government-owned; UAE is accused of backing the RSF) reporting a US Treasury (OFAC) action
  1. 1Al Bayan · albayan.ae · 26 Jun 2026

1 more record below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more record at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Checked against the document

5

Statements compared with the wording of the primary document.

  • “Sudan Master Technology (SMT), an arms company, is a shareholder in multiple Defense Industries System companies and a major shareholder in three companies involved producing weapons and vehicles for the SAF.”

    US Treasury press release jy15141 Jun 2023verified verbatim

    Correction: The 2023 release does not use the name "Giad". "Giad" appears only (a) as OFAC SDN aliases GIAD INDUSTRIAL CITY / GIAD INDUSTRIAL GROUP and (b) in the 26 June 2026 release (sb0544). Timeline entry "OFAC designates ... Giad/Sudan Master Technology" should say "Sudan Master Technology (a.k.a. Giad Industrial Group)".

  • “The Defense Industries System (DIS), Sudan’s largest defense enterprise, supports and maintains the SAF’s arsenal of arms, ammunition, vehicles, and material, often acquired from Iran and other external backers. DIS controls numerous subsidiaries, including the Sudanese conglomerate, Giad Industrial Group (Giad)—also known as Sudan Master Technology—through complex and opaque structures from which DIS has generated billions of dollars.”

    US Treasury press release sb054426 Jun 2026verified verbatim

  • OFAC recent-actions pages and SDN.XML published 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026verified verbatim

  • “SUDAN MASTER TECHNOLOGY is an arms company associated with the SAF, an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. SUDAN MASTER TECHNOLOGY supports the SAF by supplying it with equipment. It provides financial support for activity that undermines the peace and security of Sudan by providing funds to SAF.”

    UK Sanctions List, SUD000912 Jul 2023verified verbatim

  • “SMT is the main shareholder of three GIAD companies in which DIS owns the rest of the shares (GIAD for the automotive and truck industry, GIAD complex for heavy mechanism industries and GIAD metal industries complex).”

    Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/384, Annex, B.222 Jan 2024verified verbatim

Relationships

52

← means the other party acts on this one; → means this one acts on the other.

Ownership and control · 49

42 more relationships below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.

5 more relationships at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.

Arms and supply · 1

Money · 2

2 more relationships below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.

Sanctions listings

3

  • United States (OFAC)1 Jun 2023OFAC SDN UID 43537

    ›Stated reason

    Sudan Master Technology (SMT), an arms company, is a shareholder in multiple Defense Industries System companies and a major shareholder in three companies involved producing weapons and vehicles for the SAF. home.treasury.gov

  • United Kingdom12 Jul 2023SUD0009

    ›Stated reason

    SUDAN MASTER TECHNOLOGY is an arms company associated with the SAF, an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. SUDAN MASTER TECHNOLOGY supports the SAF by supplying it with equipment. It provides financial support for activity that undermines the peace and security of Sudan by providing funds to SAF. SUDAN MASTER TECHNOLOGY is therefore responsible for activity which threatens the peace, stability and security of Sudan though supporting SAF’s ongoing participation in hostilities in Sudan and frequent breaches of ceasefires. sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk

  • European Union22 Jan 2024EU.11093.31

    ›Stated reason

    SMT Engineering (SMT) is a Sudan-based company which owns or controls, together with DIS, numerous companies of the SAF-controlled GIAD conglomerate, through a network of direct and indirect shareholdings. SMT is the main shareholder of three GIAD companies in which DIS owns the rest of the shares (GIAD for the automotive and truck industry, GIAD complex for heavy mechanism industries and GIAD metal industries complex). SMT also owns or controls, directly or indirectly, many other companies that are part of the GIAD conglomerate and in which DIS also holds stakes, such as GIAD for Automotive Services. The GIAD conglomerate is involved in the production of weapons and vehicles for the armed forces, as well as in the provision of services to the SAF, in particular through a partnership between GIAD for Automotive Services and the Corps of Engineers. DIS is a large SAF-owned conglomerate [...]

Dated events

6

  1. OFAC designates the Defense Industries System and Sudan Master Technology (release jy1514). home.treasury.gov

    Grade A: Official record

  2. Giad Elsewedy Cables imports 112 packages (about 84,574 kg) of 7.62mm brass cups from RMIL, after US sanctions on DIS and SMT. c4ads.org

    Grade C: Single source

  3. RMIL exports a further 62,000 kg of brass cups to Giad Elsewedy Cables (1-3 October). c4ads.org

    Grade C: Single source

  4. Giad and Ports Engineering open a joint vehicle service centre in Port Sudan. facebook.com

    Grade A: Official record

  5. In Beijing DIS signs agreements with China Energy (value put at US$30m) and AHCOF; Giad signs with Dongfeng and others. facebook.com

    Grade A: Official record

  6. C4ADS press release: Ports Engineering is majority-owned by Giad; Karmetal shipment detail; chlorine diversion "unbeknownst to Chemtrade". c4ads.org

    Grade B: Corroborated

3 more events below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.

2 more events at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.

Geography

Tags come from the recorded jurisdiction and from place names in the records. Coordinates on the map are approximate.

Based in
Sudan
Also named
Türkiye (1), Russia (1), China (1), South Sudan (1), France (1)
Places
Port Sudan, Red Sea State

Position in the network

Derived by analysing the documented relationships. Nothing in this section is a finding.

Still connected to the SAF when only official records are counted. Ranks 2 in the file for how often it sits on the shortest documented chain between two others.

›Possible links to investigate · 12