A South Sudanese playboy exposed for his extravagant lifestyle of private jets, luxury hotels and first class travel in an anti-corruption investigation backed by George Clooney has told MailOnline he is only trying to help his ailing country.

Self styled tycoon Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jnr continued to flaunt his wealth on social media despite being publicly named and criticised in the report for giving the impression of having immense wealth.

On Thursday, two days after the Clooney dossier was published, Mr Lual, 28, posted a picture of himself posing in a bright plum coloured suit standing in front of a small aircraft, with the caption: 'Young Tycoon flying private jet'.

Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jnr said Facebook posts of him living the life of luxury were designed to 'encourage' fellow young South Sudanese to eschew violence and aim higher

A report by the investigative group The Sentry, led by George Clooney, said the South Sudanese elite had exploited the chaos in the world's newest country to enrich themselves

Mr Lual told MailOnline that his job, which allows him to travel the world, has nothing to do with his stepfather's position or his close relationship with President Salva Kiir

Mr Lual, who has no background in business, is entrusted to attract investors to mine the country's largely untapped gold, diamond and oil supplies

His stepfather Gen Paul Malong, chief of staff of South Sudan's military, has been accused by the UN of presiding over a force responsible for mass killings, rapes and using child soldiers

Mr Lual is the stepson of Gen Paul Malong, South Sudan's army chief who is accused of complicity in widespread atrocities committed during the country's bloody two-year civil strife.

A high school graduate with no degree or background in business, Mr Lual has been entrusted by government with attracting investors to mine the country's bountiful and until now largely untapped gold, diamond and oil supplies.

In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, he said he wanted to generate jobs so people would put down their guns.

I'm saying you can be like me. It's not because of the president or my step father, I'm blessed by Jesus Christ. Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jnr

He said his job - which allows him to travel the world and post pictures of his exploits online - has nothing to do with his stepfather's position, nor his close relationship with the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir.

'It doesn't make any difference, I'm a normal businessman,' he said. 'I don't use the name Malong, there's no influence at all.

'I'm blessed to have these opportunities because no one is competing with me in South Sudan.

'You can get gold, diamond concessions because no one is competing with you. There is a lot of opportunities.'

He said he aspired one day to become the president of South Sudan, which won independence from Sudan in 2011 in an internationally-brokered deal, but was plunged into conflict soon after.

'I don't want to be a wealthy man. What I want is just to help the people. I am a young man so I can use the medium of Facebook to raise my profile.'

Mr Lual's most recent post this week shows him dressed in a plum-coloured suit: 'You know in Africa, when you're going to convince someone you need to look smart'

The self-styled tycoon's lavish lifestyle was highlighted in the report. Pictured: South Sudanese refugees surviving on basic rations in a displacement camp in Uganda

South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011 in an internationally-brokered deal, but was plunged into conflict soon after. Clooney (pictured above with wife Amal) described Sentry's report as 'explosive stuff'

Calling himself 'Young Tycoon' and 'Smart Boy for Life', he captions pictures of himself online sitting in first class 'thinking about how to develop my nation and create jobs'

Mr Lual, a high school graduate with no degree or background in business, told MailOnline: 'You know in Africa, when you're going to convince someone you need to look smart'

Mr Lual greets President Kiir. The report claimed at least seven of President Kiir’s children - one of them only 12 years-old - had stakes in profitable businesses

Some of Mr Lual's Facebook posts have drawn criticism. One said: 'It's a disgrace to u when some lives of ur own people are in dire need of help n u r on fb advertising ur wealth.’ (sic) Pictured: South Sudanese refugees at a camp in Uganda

Mr Lual said the pictures he posts on Facebook of himself wallowing in the Jacuzzi and enjoying massages at a Las Vegas hotel's presidential suite, enjoying drinks on first class flights and playing golf in exclusive resorts, all while dressed in a series of natty suits and dangling gold watches, are designed to 'encourage' fellow young South Sudanese to eschew violence and aim higher.

'I'm saying you can be like me. It's not because of the president or my step father, I'm blessed by Jesus Christ,' he said.

I must advertise myself to attract investors. If I fly economy then I can't interest anyone, they will run away from me. I need to fly first class. Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jnr

'If people put the gun down and pray to Almighty God it can happen for them too, he will open for you a door.'

Calling himself 'Young Tycoon' and 'Smart Boy for Life,' he captions the pictures of himself sitting in first class 'thinking about how to develop my nation and create jobs in the private sector'.

In another, he is pictured sitting on a hot pink chaise longue wearing a fluorescent yellow suit, with his index finger to his temple. 'That Smart Boy for life is always thinking how to help our Nation,' the caption reads.

The photographs attract largely praise and offers of expertise or willing labour but also abuse.

One poster wrote: 'I don't think that is what you thinking about, you wouldn't have been in first class luxury when people are going hungry at your backyard.'

Sentry: The report backed by George Clooney said that Mr Lual had used his political connections to court investors and lead a life of luxury far removed from South Sudan's conflict

Mr Lual insisted his job has nothing to do with his stepfather's position, nor his close relationship with President Kiir: 'It doesn't make any difference, I'm a normal businessman'

Mr Lual dismissed the report as 'political' and warned that if western investors continued to shun South Sudan because of the war, the Chinese would snap its natural resources

'I don't want to be a wealthy man. What I want is just to help the people. I am a young man so I can use the medium of Facebook to raise my profile.' Mr Lual told MailOnline

One poster wrote: ‘Does it make sense lual to praise urself of being rich? It's a disgrace to u when some lives of ur own people are in dire need of help n u r on fb advertising ur wealth......’

Mr Lual insists that he has no money personally and his trips and lavish lifestyle are funded by 'personal friends'.

'The wealth I have came from Almighty God. I don't have money. You can't get $100 from my bank account,' he said.

'If I am doing business with you, I can say 'my brother, get me something'. Whatever small thing my friends or partners give to me so I just look smart, it's what God wants.'

He continued: 'You know in Africa, when you're going to convince someone you need to look smart.

My stepfather is killing people and I'm not happy about it. I'm a Christ-lover. I know what life means. Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jnr

'I must advertise myself to attract investors. If I fly economy then I can't interest anyone, they will run away from me. I need to fly first class.'

The report by the US-based investigation group The Sentry led by Clooney claimed that an elite cabal of South Sudanese politicians and military men and their relatives exploited the chaos in the world's newest country to enrich themselves.

'This is pretty explosive stuff,' Clooney told a press conference. 'We are talking about the president, the ousted vice president and their generals. We are able to prove without any question that not only are their committing these crimes but they're profiting from them.'

Gen Malong, as the chief of staff of the government-controlled, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), has been accused by the United Nations of presiding over mass killings, rapes and the recruitment of child soldiers.

He is accused of owning villas in African capitals far beyond his official means.

The report suggested that his stepson Mr Lual had used his political connections to court investors and lead a life of luxury far removed from South Sudan's conflict, which has left as many as 300,000 people dead, 2.3 million people displaced, 5.1 million people in need of food aid.

'Mr Lual told The Sentry that the foreign investors with whom he does business are the ones footing the bill for his first-class plane tickets,' the report said.

'Mr Lual also claimed that Gen Malong and President Salva Kiir have been involved in his mining ventures. Mr. Lual claimed that President Kiir and Gen Malong’s involvement entailed expediting anything needed from the South Sudanese government.'

Mr Lual dismissed the report, entitled War Crimes Shouldn't Pay, as 'political' and warned that if western investors continued to shun South Sudan because of the war, the Chinese would snap its natural resources.

Mr Lual insists that he has no money personally and his trips and lavish lifestyle are funded by 'personal friends'

Gen Malong (right), as the chief of staff of the government-controlled, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), has been accused by the UN of presiding over mass killings, rapes and the recruitment of child soldiers. Pictured: With President Kiir

Mr Lual said he had been working to attract investment to South Sudan since 2011 and had travelled across the world but hadyet to secure a concrete investment deal

Flamboyant: Mr Lual's prides himself on his appearance as he travels the world: 'There's no one that's serious about investing in South Sudan while it's a war zone'

Tribute: He speaks fondly of his mother Aluel Kuol Makuach, who was married to General Malong but has now died

'You guys helped us get independence so why don't come and exploit those opportunities?' he said. 'You say there's corruption but there's no corruption.

'The country is very wealthy but it is going to be taken by the Chinese. You know the Chinese. They are the most corrupt people in the world.'

Mr Lual denied the report's claims that he owned shares in companies that hold oil, diamond, and gold concessions and involved his father and the president in his business ventures.

He said he had been working to attract investment to South Sudan since 2011 and had travelled to countries including Brazil, India, the United States, Bangladesh, China and Kenya, but was yet to secure a concrete investment deal.

'Europeans and Americans and South African companies are among investors I speak to,' he said. 'There's no one that's serious about investing in South Sudan while it's a war zone.'

Mr Lual also posts pictures of himself with his stepfather General Malong, and with President Salva Kiir and his wife, in some occasions with potential investors.

His Facebook account contains pictures of Mr Kiir in military uniform and the caption 'we won' and of Mr Lual embracing SPLA soldiers shortly after violent clashes in the capital Juba this July that killed 300 people, with the caption that he is 'proud' of them.

The United Nations claimed the SPLA was largely responsible for the July flare-up in violence, that included an attack on a compound where foreign aid workers were beaten and gang-raped.

The Sentry report claimed an elite cabal of South Sudanese politicians and military men and their relatives exploited the chaos to enrich themselves. Pictured: Child refugees from South Sudan in a camp in Uganda

The report suggested Mr Lual had used his political connections to lead a life of luxury far removed from South Sudan's conflict, which has left as many as 300,000 people dead, 2.3 million people displaced, 5.1 million people in need of food aid

Gen Malong, as chief of staff of the government-controlled, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), has been accused by the United Nations of presiding over mass killings, rapes and the recruitment of child soldiers. Pictures: South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

Mr Lual insisted he was a 'peace advocate' and issued regular calls for South Sudanese warring parties, including his stepfather, to put down their arms.

'Even me, I'm not happy with him. My stepfather is killing people and I'm not happy about it. I'm a Christ-lover. I know what life means,' he said. 'If he was my real father, I can tell him but I need to respect him, I can't tell him that.'