About Dr Dhieu Mathok
Dr Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol Biography
Former Minister for Investment, Government of South Sudan (Juba)
Currently Board Chairman of the African Centre for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building (ACCRPB)
Dr Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol Biography – He earned his PhD in Peace and Development from the University of Juba in 2008. In May 2024, he completed a postdoctoral degree in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building from Atlantic International University (AIU) in, USA.
Following his doctorate, Dr. Wol began his academic career at the University of Juba as an Assistant Professor, advancing to the position of Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in 2012. He played a significant role in relocating the Center for Peace and Development Studies from Khartoum to Juba and actively participated in curriculum development initiatives alongside his colleagues.
Dr. Wol has been extensively involved in various peace initiatives as a Negotiator and sometimes a Mediator . He played key roles in notable agreements such as the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Kenya from 2001 to 2005, the Agreement on Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) in Addis Ababa from 2013 to 2015, and the Revitalized Agreement on Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in Addis Ababa and Khartoum from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, he served as the secretary for the Sudan Peace Mediation Committee, which brokered the Juba Peace Agreement among Sudanese warring parties in Juba in 2020. He later served as the Secretary of the Fact-Finding Committee between the Nyok Dinka-Twic Conflict in South Sudan 2022.
Dr Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol biography – He facilitated grassroots peace conferences between the Dinka-Messeriyia-Riziegat (DMR) tribes. His doctoral thesis revived the concept of annual peace conferences in the DMR communities, reminiscent of practices during the Anglo-Egyptian colonial rule. In 2012, he was invited by the African Union Team of Experts (AUTE) to advise on border disputes, particularly the Mile 14 enclave. Furthermore, Dr. Wol joined the IGAD roster of technical experts in mediation and mediation support under the IGAD Mediation Unit.
A prolific author, Dr. Wol has published extensively on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and border disputes. His works, including “Politics of Ethnic Discrimination in Sudan: A Justification for the Secession of South Sudan”, “Pastoralism, Boundaries and Disputes: Administration and Conflict Management in the Mile 14,” and National Identity Reconfiguration in South Sudan: Strengths and Weaknesses, are widely regarded as seminal contributions to the field.
Dr Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol Biography – With a distinguished career spanning high-ranking civil service, parliamentary, and cabinet ministerial roles in Sudan and South Sudan, Dr. Wol currently serves as the Minister of Investment in the Revitalized Government of National Unity (R-GoNU) in Juba, a position he has held since March 2020. During his tenure as the Minister of Energy and Dams from 2016 to 2020, he championed the development of Juba’s electricity power infrastructure.
Dr. Wol founded a think tank centre “African Centre for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building based in Juba, 2024. He co-founded research organization known as Aweil Academics and Researchers Forum. He is a founder of the first Arabic newspaper in the Republic of South Sudan, “Al Masier,” in 2011.
Dr. Wol has been recognized by the Universal Peace Federation as an Ambassador for Peace, part of the largest and most diverse network of peace leaders. As of 2020, there are more than 100,000 Ambassadors for Peace from 160 countries, representing many races, religions, nationalities, and cultures, who commit to standing on the common ground of universal moral principles, promoting reconciliation, overcoming barriers, building peace, forming a global network representing the diversity of the human family, promoting cooperation beyond boundaries of religion, race, ethnicity, and nationality, and practicing “living for the sake of others” as the guiding principle for building a global community.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Dr. Wol is a devoted husband, father, and brother.
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Dr Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol Biography – Inspiring & Distinguished African Peace Mediator
A prolific author, Dr. Wol has published extensively on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and border disputes.
