Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan

Salva Kiir Mayardit

President of South Sudan since 2011

Salva Kiir Mayardit, commonly known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has served as 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…

List of heads of state of South Sudan

This article lists the heads of state of South Sudan since the establishment of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region within Sudan in 1972.