John Gai Yoh | |
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| Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology | |
| In office 31 July 2013 –May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Adwok Nyaba |
| Succeeded by | Adwok Nyaba |
| Constituency | Maiwut |
| Minister of General Education and Instruction. | |
| In office July 2013 –May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ukel |
| Succeeded by | Deng Deng Hoc |
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| Alma mater | American University of Beirut (BA,MA) The University of South Africa (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
John Gai Yoh (born 1964 [1] ) is a South Sudanese politician and a member of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement. He is the former Minister of Education,Science,and Technology of the Republic of South Sudan. [2]
Yoh completed his basic education at Malakal Secondary School Malakal in 1983. [ citation needed ] He then joined the American University of Beirut and graduated with a BA in Political Science (1990) and a Masters of Arts in history (1995). [1] Yoh subsequently entered the University of South Africa,where he obtained his Ph.D. in International Politics in 2008. [1] Yoh has taught at universities in the Middle East and South Africa. [1] He was a Resident Research Associate at the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies,Amman,Jordan between 1996 and 2003 as well as a lecturer at the University of South Africa,Pretoria,between 2003 and 2007. [1]
Yoh also authored several books,including The Idea of South Sudan:The History of Political Thoughts;Revolution on Equatoria Mountains:The Story of the Torit Mutiny;and The Hazards of Nation Building:Nurturing Competing Visions.
Before the independence of South Sudan,Yoh was the head of the government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Southern African Liaison Office,Pretoria. [1] This Mission was accredited to South Africa,Botswana,Angola,Namibia,Swaziland,Lesotho,Madagascar,Mauritius,and SADC Organization. [1] After South Sudan's 2011 independence,Yoh served as the first South Sudanese ambassador to Turkey. [3] He held this position until 2013 when President Salva Kiir subsequently appointed him Minister of Education,Science,and Technology, [2] a position he served for 3 years. In 2016,Yoh was relieved by president Kiir as Minister of Education and was appointed Presidential Advisor on Education Affairs. [4]
You is a Member of Parliament representing the Maiwut constituency. Yoh is also the Founder and Chairman of the South Sudan Center for Strategic and Policy Studies,a think tank in South Sudan. [1]
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