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James Hoth Mai

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Allegiance
  
South Sudan

Rank
  
General officer

Name
  
James Mai

Years of service
  
1983–present


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Born
  
November 30, 1959 (age 64) Ulang County, Upper Nile, Sudan (
1959-11-30
)

Battles/wars
  
Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005)South Sudanese conflict (2013–present)

Service/branch
  
Sudan People's Liberation Army

Battles and wars
  
Second Sudanese Civil War, South Sudanese Civil War

Commands held
  
Chief of General Staff

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General James Hoth Mai (born November 30, 1959) 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.

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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. In April 2014 he was sacked by president Salva Kiir Mayardit.

Hoth Mai holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Fort Hare in South Africa.

Ethnically Hoth Mai is a member of the Nuer people.

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References

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