Eastern Africa · Government
South Sudan: offices and people
South Sudan: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
68 of 68 offices match
Head of state and government
President of South Sudan
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
People and tenure
6 recorded terms
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Reported current9 Jul 2011 – End unknown
President of South Sudan since 2011
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 9 Jul 2011
Portrait: CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Photo Credit: Jenny Rockett
Joseph James Tombura
Historical23 Jun 1982 – 5 Jun 1983
former president of Southern Sudan (1929-1992)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 23 Jun 1982
- End: 5 Jun 1983
Peter Gatkuoth
Historical12 Jul 1979 – 30 May 1980
former president of Southern Sudan (1938–2010)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 12 Jul 1979
- End: 30 May 1980
Abel Alier
Status unknownDates unknown
politician of South Sudan
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Available dates do not establish current service
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown authorUnknown author
Gismalla Abdalla Rassas
HistoricalDates unknown
former president of Southern Sudan
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
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Joseph Lagu
Status unknownDates unknown
South Sudanese politician
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Available dates do not establish current service
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.