🇸🇸 Salva Kiir Mayardit
President of South Sudan since July 9, 2011
How long has Salva Kiir Mayardit been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Salva Kiir Mayardit has been in office for 5,532 days as President of South Sudan, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to: South Sudan is classified as a closed autocracy, where leaders are not chosen through multiparty elections and typically leave office only by choice, death, or force.
5,532 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
Key facts
| Role | President of South Sudan |
|---|---|
| Political system | Closed autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
| Born | September 13, 1951 (age 74) |
| Took office | July 9, 2011 (aged 59) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 3rd President of South Sudan |
| Preceded by | Joseph James Tombura |
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