General James Hoth Mai (born November 30, 1959)[1] 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.

Ethnically a member of the Nuer people,[2] Hoth was born in Ulang County, Upper Nile.

By the end of the civil war in 2005, Hoth served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics in the SPLA.

[6] Hoth Mai holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Fort Hare in South Africa.