Abel Alier
Abel Alier Kwai (born June 23, 1933) is a South Sudanese politician and judge who served as First Vice President of Sudan between 1971 and 1982 and as President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region between 1972 and 1978. Abel Alier was a politician who managed to complete his college education among many Southern Sudanese. He is an internationally respected judge, human-rights lawyer and activist on behalf of Christians in the Sudan. Former Vice President of Sudan (1971–1982), he served as the first president of the High Executive Council of Southern Sudan. He sits on the Permanent Court of International Arbitration in The Hague and is recognized as Sudan's most prominent Christian lawyer. His latest book is Southern Sudan: Too Many Agreements Dishonoured.
Abel Alier Kwai | |
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| First Vice President of Sudan | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Babiker Awadalla |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Al-Baghir Ahmed |
| Second Vice President of Sudan | |
| In office 1972–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid Hassan Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lagu |
| President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region | |
| In office 6 April 1972 – February 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lagu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1933 Bor District, Upper Nile, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Nationality | South Sudanese |
| Alma mater | University of Khartoum |
| Ethnicity | Dinka |