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]

Portrait of Peter Nyot Kok

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

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