Peter Mayen

Peter Mayen Majongdit also known as Peter Mayen is a South Sudanese politician and the former minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management between March 2020 and November 2022. South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit fired him on 16 November 2022 amid rising hunger across the country's flood and conflict-affected areas.

== Controversy == In 2021 Peter, Mayen was accused by the members of public and the civil society activists for allegedly beating and stabbing his wife. This caused removal of his membership of the OPP (Other Political Parties).

A petition was launched by civil rights activists to have him removed from his ministerial position.

== Presidential Bid == Peter Mayen Majongdit, a signatory to the South Sudan peace agreement known as the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS), and the Leader of Other Political Parties, made a significant move on April 9th, 2023. He declared his candidacy to run in the South Sudan Presidential election. This declaration was accompanied by the Umbrella of Political Parties holding a conference in Yambio, named the "Yambio Declaration. " During this event, Peter Mayen was publicly endorsed as the Umbrella of Political Parties' flag bearer for the upcoming election in December 2024.