Isaiah Kulang
Isaiah Kulang Mabor Deng Dak Anguany(1930 – 2015) was a South Sudanese politician who was Minister for Communications, Transport and Roads and member of the People's Regional Assembly, Juba serving as speaker of the house between 1979 and 1980.[1] Kulang was a prominent member of the Southern Front by then and in late 80s he participated actively in founding the United Sudan African Party ( USAP).
In 1989 coup by the National Islamic Front Isaiah Kulang Mabor Deng was arrested and detained for over a month where he was tortured in the prison and after he was released the Al Bashir government offered him to be a state minister in the ministry of social welfare the offer which was turn down strongly by Isaiah Kulang Mabor.
He was the chairman of the Specialized Committee for Social Service and Natural Resources in the Council of States when he died on the 1st day of January 2015 in Khartoum.[2]
Early life and education
Isaiah Kulang was born in Yirol in 1930 to a local chief. His early education started in 1944 at Tonj Elementary School a British colonial authority's school. In 1951, he enrolled for junior secondary school in Rumbek and was later transferred to Khartoum by the government following the 1955 mutiny by Southern Sudanese soldiers. Kulang earned a Diploma in Public Administration from the Institute of Public Administration, Khartoum, in 1965 and an advanced diploma in Wildlife Management at Mweka College, Tanzania (1966-1968).[3] He started his public service career as an Assistant Game Reservation Officer, Khartoum Zoo in 1959 and rose to the rank of Inspector of Game Reservation overseeing Dindeer Park in Blue Nile Province, Juba in Equatoria Province in 1960 when he left civil service for politics.
Political career
Kulang joined politics in 1960 and secured his first political appointment in 1973 as Commissioner for Bahr el Ghazal Province, Wau overseeing the building of Jur River Bridge in Wau. In 1978 Kulang won election to the Second People's Regional Assembly, Juba. He became speaker of the house on 18 July 1979 until 14 February 1980 when President Nimeiri dissolved the Assembly.[4] He was re-elected to the third regional assembly in 1980 and appointed to High Executive Council as Minister for Communications, Transport and Roads in 1980. Kulang won re-election to the fourth assembly in 1981.[5] Kulang was imprisoned in Kober alongside his colleagues in Executive Committee in December 1981 by President Nimeiri following a warning letter written to him of consequences of violation of the constitution and the self-government act of 1972. He served as a Deputy Governor in Bahr el Ghazal, Wau in 1988. Kulang died in 2015 at a Khartoum hospital.[6]
References
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- ^ "Veteran Lakes state politician laid to rest - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Wël, PaanLuel (2015-01-11). "Who was the late Isaiah Kulang Mabor Deng?". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Wël, PaanLuel (2012-12-16). "Tribute To Isaiah Abraham (Part 2)". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Wël, PaanLuel (2015-01-11). "Who was the late Isaiah Kulang Mabor Deng?". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Yirol West County Mourns Late Isaiah Kulang Mabor > Gurtong Trust > Editorial". www.gurtong.net. Retrieved 2021-01-24.