James Wani Igga

James Wani Igga (born 1949) is a South Sudanese politician who has been the secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement since 10 February 2025. He has been the second vice president of South Sudan and chair of the unity government's economic cluster from 21 February 2020 until 10 February 2025, and again since 17 November 2025. He was speaker of the National Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013.

== Early life ==

James Wani Igga was born in 1949. He is variously described to stem from the Bari and Zande ethnic groups and he is a Roman Catholic. He studied at the Cairo University of Economics.

== Civil war years ==

Igga joined the South Sudanese rebels in 1985, training in Cuba and Ethiopia. He rose rapidly through the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) ranks, and, by 1987, had the rank of major and commanded the Shakus Battalion. The same year, he was Zonal Commander of Central Equatoria and a member of the SPLA/M High Command. He was reportedly well-respected among civilians.

Igga was one of the SPLA's most senior representatives during negotiations with SPLA-Nasir. He represented Garang as the head of the SPLA-Torit delegation at peace talks in Nairobi in November...