Peter Nyot Kok

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Peter Nyot Kok (died June 28, 2015) was a South Sudanese politician. He hailed from Rumbek. [1] [2] Kok was a professor of law, specializing in constitutional law and Islamic law. [3]

As of the mid-1980s he worked at the Max Planck Institute whilst serving as the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLM) Secretary for Legal Affairs at the same time. [3] At the time he lived in Hamburg. [3]

He was named Minister of Higher Education in the Sudanese government after the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Accord. [1] [2] He was a member of the Political Bureau of the SPLM. [1]

Kok died on June 28, 2015, in Hamburg. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gurtong. Lakes State Politician, Dr Peter Nyot Kok Passes Away
  2. 1 2 3 Sudan Tribune. South Sudanese former minister of higher education dies
  3. 1 2 3 Sudan Democratic Gazette (68-79 ed.). Sudan Democratic Gazette. 1996. pp. 51, 123.