James Ajongo Mawut
James Ajongo Mawut was a South Sudanese Chief of Defence Force. He was appointed on 9 May 2017 and took-over the office on 10 May 2017 after he was sworn in by the President Salva Kiir Mayardit in the presidential palace. He is an Aweilian in a native land of Barmayen, which indicates that he is from the Luo people. Current deputy governor of Aweil Uber Mawut is his biological brother.James Ajongo Mawut joined the SPLA in 1983.
