Kuol D. Kuol is a former South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SPLA) general and the chief administrator of the Abyei Area since June 29, 2020.

Kuol is a Ngok Dinka from Abyei. In 2012, Kuol was a lieutenant general in the SPLA, the army of South Sudan. On March 14, 2012, Kuol was put in charge of Operation Restore Peace, a disarmament program in Jonglei State.^[1] The disarmament program aimed to end intercommunal violence, however, it was resisted by the Nuer White Army, who clashed several times with the army.^[2] During the Heglig Crisis, Kuol was in favor of fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces if talks could not resolve the border dispute.^[3] Kuol was removed from active service in the SPLA and placed in reserve in January 2013.^[4] On December 18, 2018, President Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed Kuol as the principal of the SPLM political school, although it was unclear what the role of principal would entail.^[5] On June 29, 2020, Kiir appointed Kuol as the chief administrator of the Abyei Area, a region disputed with Sudan, succeeding Kuol Alor Kuol.^[6]