James Hoth Mai
James Hoth Mai | |
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 General Hoth Mai fronting a news conference in Juba, January 2014 | |
| Born | November 30, 1959 Ulang County, Upper Nile, Sudan |
| Allegiance |  South Sudan |
| Service | Sudan People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1983–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of General Staff |
| Battles / wars | Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005) South Sudanese conflict (2013–present) |
General James Hoth Mai (born November 30, 1959)[1] is a South Sudanese army officer. He served as Chief of General Staff of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) from 2009 until 2014.
Formally Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, then Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, he preplaced Oyay Deng Ajak as Chief of General Staff in May 2009. Promoted to lieutenant general in his new position, he was then promoted to full general in July 2010.[2][3] In April 2014 he was sacked by president Salva Kiir Mayardit.[4]
Hoth Mai holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Fort Hare in South Africa.[2][3]
Ethnically Hoth Mai is a member of the Nuer people.[5]
References
- ^ "2010 Conference Report: Finding Peace in the Nuer Region of South Sudan through dialogue" (PDF). Monash University, Australia. p. 9. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Kiir appoints new army Chief of Staff, relieves deputies". Sudan Tribune. June 1, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "SPLA Chief-of-Staff James Hoth Mai: "We are going to have a separate country"". The New Sudan Vision. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "South Sudan President Salva Kiir sacks army chief". BBC. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "SPLA advancing on Bor: 'We have no ceasefire'". radiotamazuj.org. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
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