Manasseh Magok

Manasseh Magok Rundial (born 1950, Koch County- Unity State Bentiu in a Jagei Nuer Section of the western Nuer.^[2]) is a South Sudanese politician and former speaker of National Legislative Assembly.

Manasseh Magok
Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly
In office August 2013 – 4 August 2016[1]
Preceded by	James Wani Igga
Succeeded by	Anthony Lino Makana
Personal details
Born	Manasseh Magok Rundial
Nationality	South Sudanese
Political party	NCP, SPLM

Magok is Nuer.^[3] He joined politics in 1982, and won a Bentiu constituency seat in Southern Sudan regional assembly. After 1985 he became governor of Upper Nile State.^[2] In 1990s he joined National Congress Party, but resigned in 2005.^[2]

Magok served as speaker from August 2013 to 4 August 2016. During his tenure the assembly ratified the "Compromise Peace Agreement".^[4]