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Charles Lam Chol
Charles Lam (born 1st Januaary 1960), is a reserve South Sudanese military office who served in the South Sudan People Defence Force(SSPDF). He served as a secruity adviser in the defunct Latjor State. Previously, he served as the commander of Air-force and Air-defense strategy in 2017.

Early life and education
Lam was born in Kerchot, a village in Ulang county in Upper Nile State. He attended Nasir East Elementary School from 1967 to 1974. Between 1974 and 1977, he studied in Kodok Junior School. He went to Malakal Senior Secondary School in 1977, where he completed his secondary school certificate in 1980 and got employed as a teacher in ministry of education for 3 years. He taught in Malual Gahoth Primary School, Nasir East Primary School, Nasir Girls Primary School, and Nasir Junior Primary School.

Military career
He joined Sudan People's Libration Army(SPLA) in July 1983, a rebellion formed and led by Dr. John Garang to fight the Sudan's government in the second Sudanese Civil War. In September 1983, he was taken to Ethiopia for short a course training of Short and Long Range Radio Communication TRC-3400 and later was deployed as the first radio operator in Battalion 104 under the command of Major John Kong Nyuon. In June 1984, he attended Bunga College in Ethiopia for military strategy studies and he was commissioned to the rank of second lieutanant(2Lt) in Shield One.

Post-war career
in Juanuary 2005, Charles Lam commanded a peaceful disarmament in Eastern Jikany Nuer areas which led to his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General in May. In June 2006, he was tranfered to the General Head Quarters(GHQs) as the commander of Division 5 and it was the Presidential Protection Division basing in Ramciel. Until his promotion to the rank of Major General on 1st August 2006 and tranfered to Division 1 serving as the deputy commander. He was apointed as the director for Inspection in the GHQs in 2009 and later transered as the commander of Division 5 basing in Mapel. In 2011, he also served as the director for Officers Affairs in GHQs. On 21st January 2013, Lam was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed as the Sector 3 commander. Greater Equatoria Command Head Quarters in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State.