James Wani Igga

James Wani Igga
Second Vice President of South Sudan
Assumed office
21 February 2020[1]
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded byPosition established
2nd Vice President of South Sudan
In office
25 August 2013 – 21 February 2020[1]
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded byRiek Machar
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly
In office
2011 – August 2013
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byManasseh Magok Rundial
Secretary General of the SPLM
Personal details
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Krillo,[2] Juba County, Central Equatoria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (now South Sudan)
NationalitySouth Sudanese
Political partySPLM
Residence(s)Lobonok, Central Equatoria
Alma materCairo
Military service
AllegianceSPLA (Torit)
RankZonal Commander
CommandsYei

James Wani Igga (born 1949) is a South Sudanese who was the second vice president of South Sudan.[3] He was speaker of the National Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013[4] and secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.[5]

  1. ^ a b "President Kiir appoint Machar FVP ahead of South Sudan new cabinet". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Who is James Wanni Igga?". Sudan Tribune. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ "James Wani Igga appointed South Sudan vice-president". BBC News. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ^ "SPLM maintains popularity in the whole country-Igga". Sudan Tribune. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  5. ^ Fisher, Jonah (20 April 2005). "Southern Sudan's frontline town". BBC News. Retrieved 23 August 2013.