Nadia Arop Dudi

Nadia Arop Dudi
Minister of Culture, Museums and National Heritage
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2020
Preceded byoffice established
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
In office
4 August 2011 – March 2020
Preceded byCirino Hiteng Ofuho
Succeeded byAlbino Bol
Member of the
National Legislative Assembly
for Koch County
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2011
Member of the
Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly
for Koch County
In office
2005–2011
Member of the
National Assembly of Sudan
for Koch County
In office
2005–2010
Personal details
Born (1971-01-01) 1 January 1971 (age 53)
Bentiu, Sudan (now South Sudan)
Political partySudan People's Liberation Movement
SpouseAmb. William Daud Riek Totor
Children1. Agar 2. Chuol
Alma materUniversity of Bahr El-Ghazal (BVS)
University of Juba (MA)

Nadia Arop Dudi Mayom (born 1 January 1971) is a South Sudanese politician who has served in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly since 2011, representing Koch County as a member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Dudi is one of two Padang people serving in ministerial positions, alongside Simon Mijok Mijak.

Biography

Dudi was born on 1 January 1971 in the town of Bentiu, Western Upper Nile, Sudan. She graduated from the University of Bahr El-Ghazal in 2009 with a degree in veterinary science, and is currently attending the University of Juba, pursuing a Master of Arts degree.[1]

In 2005, Dudi was elected to the National Assembly of Sudan, serving until 2010. The same year, she was elected to the semi-autonomous Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly, serving until 2011. Dudi represented Koch County as a member of the SPLM in both assemblies. From 2005 until 2007, Dudi was the chair of the Unity State SPLM.[1]

Dudi has served in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly since 2011, following the 2010 South Sudanese general election and the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum. In July 2011, Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, appointed Dudi to be deputy minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Tourism, Animal Resources, and Cooperatives and Rural Development;[2] she would hold these positions until June 2013.[1] From August 2013 until March 2020, she was minister of Culture, Youth and Sports.[1] During this period, she also served as acting minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare in 2018.[3] Since March 2020, she has been minister of Culture, Museums and National Heritage.[4]

During her tenure as culture minister, South Sudan ratified a series of UNESCO treaties, and she helped lead an outreach program displaying archived documents from the National Archives of South Sudan.[1][5] In 2016, Dudi was one of 60 government officials allegedly implicated in a scandal regarding the Bank of South Sudan, in which £443 million SSP of funds meant for the Crisis Management Committee was used to pay various politicians and companies.[6]

Dudi is a member of the SPLM Politburo and is a founding member of the South Sudan Veterinary Council. She is married to Ambassador William Daud Riek Totor. They have two children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nadia Arop Dudi Mayom". culturalforum.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ "South Sudan's Kiir names new cabinet, leaves out VP post". Sudan Tribune. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "South Sudan, WFP team up to boost food security". China Internet Information Center. July 16, 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ "The new South Sudanese Cabinet: Ministerial appointments in the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity" (PDF). Small Arms Survey. 16 June 2020. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "The National Archives make a statement at the Parliament of South Sudan". UNESCO. November 10, 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. ^ "Six ministers involved in S. Sudan crisis committee scandal". Sudan Tribune. March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2022.