sentences:  He became governor of Jonglei state on 15 December 2007, following the first former governor, Philip Thon Leek from Dinka Bor, to curb cattle raiding and abduction of children in the region.Kuol is also from Dinka Bor of Southern Sudan.He was born in 1945 in Mathiang village, located about 25 kilometers northeast of Bor town, capital of Jonglei state.