Salva Kiir Mayardit,also known as Salva Kiir,is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence,he was the President of the Government of Southern Sudan,as well as First Vice President of Sudan,from 2005 to 2011. He was named Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in 2005,following the death of John Garang.
Dr.Lam Akol Ajawin,is a South Sudanese politician of Shilluk descent. He is the current leader of National Democratic Movement (NDM) party. He is a former high-ranking official in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA),and subsequently became the Foreign Minister of Sudan from September 2005 to October 2007,when the Khartoum government offered the SPLA several other key ministries as part of a peace agreement.
The politics of South Sudan concern the system of government in the Republic of South Sudan,a country in East Africa,and the people,organizations,and events involved in it.
Lieutenant General Nhial Deng Nhial is a South Sudanese politician and a member of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). He was Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011 to 2013 and 2018 to 2019 after having served as the caretaker Minister of Defense since 10 July 2011. Prior to that he served as the pre-independence South Sudanese Minister of SPLA and Veteran Affairs,from 22 December 2008 until 9 July 2011.
Peter Lam Both has been the Governor of Latjoor,South Sudan since 24 December 2015. Both is the first governor of the state,which was created by President Salva Kiir on 2 October 2015.
Deng Alor Kuol is a South Sudanese politician. Currently the minister of East African Community Affairs in President Salva Kiir's government,he is a member of the Ngok Dinka ethnic group,and was born in Abyei region,an oil-producing border region between Northern and Southern Sudan. More than 99% of Abyei's Ngok Dinka voted to be united with their fellow Dinka in neighbouring South Sudan.
Mary Jarvis Yak,sometimes known as Mary Jarvase Yak,is a South Sudanese politician. As of 2016 she is the current deputy minister of Finance and Planning in the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) of the Republic of South Sudan,appointed by the President of the Republic of South Sudan -H.E. Salva Kiir on 28 April 2016.
Awut Deng Acuil is a South Sudanese politician who presently serves as the minister in the Ministry of General Education and Instruction in the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU). She is the first female Minister of Education for South Sudan and was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from August 2019 until March 2020.
Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin Bil is a South Sudanese politician. He was appointed in April 2021 as the minister of Presidential Affairs in the office of the President as of 2022 replacing Nhial Deng Nhial.
Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba is a South Sudanese politician. She is the current Minister of Gender,Child and Social Welfare of South Sudan. She founded the Sudan women Parliamentary Caucus in 2004 at the start of the comprehensive peace agreement. She was chosen by the SPLM as the speaker of the Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA). She became the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan.
Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik is South Sudanese politician,banker by profession,and financial technocrat. He is a proven professional and held various cabinet positions in the Government of the Republic of South Sudan. He is a senior member of Sudan’s People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and had served in various cabinet positions. Stephen Dhieu Dau was the Minister of Finance and Planning until March 2018 in the RSS. He served as Minister of Petroleum and Mining and Minister of Commerce and Industry. Stephen Dhieu Dau is from Melut County,Upper Nile State,and belongs to the Nyiel section of the Padang Dinka ethnic group. In October 2022,President Salva Kiir appointed Stephen Dhieu Dau as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National Revenue Authority. In December 2022,He was appointed as a member of the SPLM Political Bureau.
Taban Deng Gai is a South Sudanese politician who has been one of the Vice Presidents of South Sudan in the unity government since February 2020. He served as the First Vice President of South Sudan from 23 July 2016 to February 2020. He was mining minister before being appointed as acting first vice president.
James Wani Igga is a South Sudanese who was the second vice president of South Sudan. He was speaker of the National Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013 and secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. On 30 May 2020,he tested positive for COVID-19.
Abdallah Deng Nhial is a South Sudanese politician and scholar. He has served in both Sudanese and South Sudanese governments in different positions.
Dr. Cirino Hiteng Ofuho is a South Sudanese politician and former civil servant.
This article lists events from the year 2019 in South Sudan
Ruben Madol Arol Kachuol is a South Sudanese politician. He is the former deputy chief justice and is the current Minister of Justice and constitutional affairs in the new reformed Cabinet of South Sudan.
Hon Elibeth Acuei is a South Sudanese politician,appointed Minister of Health by his excellency president Salva Kiir Mayardit in 2020 in when she was named into office. Olushayo Olu the world health organisation representative in south Sudan paid a courtesy call on the honourable minister on 27 April 2020
Puot Kang Chol is a South Sudanese politician. Puot is currently the Minister of Petroleum in the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) as of 2022. He is also a member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement In-Opposition (SPLM-IO).
