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Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon was born in [[Leer, South Sudan|Leer]], [[Unity State]] in 1952,<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon |url=https://www.presidency.gov.ss/riakmachar.php |website=www.presidency.gov.ss}}</ref> the 26th son of the chief of [[Ayod]] and Leer.
He was brought up as a member of the Presbyterian church.{{sfn|Manyang|2005}}
Machar belongs to the Dok section (Dok-Chiengluom)of the [[Nuer Bentiu people]].{{sfn|Schlee|Watson|2009|pp=44}}
He trained as an engineer at [[Khartoum University]], and obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the [[University of Bradford]] in 1984.{{sfn|Arcuil|2006}}{{sfn|Edgerton|2004|pp=128}}
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