Jarvis Yak (Arabic: جيرفس ياك) was a Sudanese Governor Khartoum, a former minister,[1] and administrator who worked in most of the northern states since the 1950s.
[12][13] During Jaafar Nimeiry era, Yak served as the Governor of Khartoum,[2][14][15] being the only southern Sudanese to hold the position.
Garang wrote to Yak before his execution "Do not be sad, my friend, for it is like a plane landing in the open sea".
[16][17] Jarvis Yak son, Anthony, was born in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal[2] and a member of the Supreme Committee for Supporting the Referendum in the South and a leader in the National Congress Party.
[21] His granddaughter, Elizabeth Constantine Jarvis Yak, was part of the Southern Students Association at the University of Khartoum before South Sudan independence.