| Intro | South sudanese general |
| Is |
Military personnel |
| From |
South Sudan |
| Type |
Military |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 30 November 1959, Ulang County |
| Age: | 60 years |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
General James Hoth Mai (born November 30, 1959) is a South Sudanese army officer. He served as Chief of General Staff of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) from 2009 until 2014.
Formally Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, then Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, he preplaced Oyay Deng Ajak as Chief of General Staff in May 2009. Promoted to lieutenant general in his new position, he was then promoted to full general in July 2010. In April 2014 he was sacked by president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Hoth Mai holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Fort Hare in South Africa.
Ethnically Hoth Mai is a member of the Nuer people.