Kuol Deim Kuol | |
|---|---|
| Chief Administrator of the Abyei Area | |
| In office 29 June 2020 –19 Jan 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kuol Alor Kuol |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Sudan |
| Political party | SPLM |
| Military service | |
| Commands | Lieutenant general in the SPLA |
Kuol D. Kuol is a former South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SPLA) general and the chief administrator of the Abyei Area since June 29,2020.
Kuol is a Ngok Dinka from Abyei. In 2012,Kuol was a lieutenant general in the SPLA,the army of South Sudan. On March 14,2012,Kuol was put in charge of Operation Restore Peace,a disarmament program in Jonglei State. [1] The disarmament program aimed to end intercommunal violence,however,it was resisted by the Nuer White Army,who clashed several times with the army. [2] During the Heglig Crisis,Kuol was in favor of fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces if talks could not resolve the border dispute. [3] Kuol was removed from active service in the SPLA and placed in reserve in January 2013. [4] On December 18,2018,President Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed Kuol as the principal of the SPLM political school,although it was unclear what the role of principal would entail. [5] On June 29,2020,Kiir appointed Kuol as the chief administrator of the Abyei Area,a region disputed with Sudan,succeeding Kuol Alor Kuol. [6]