Siricio Iro Wani

Siricio Iro Wani (1919–25 March 1985) was a Sudanese official and statesman from South Sudan. He served as a member of the collective body at the helm of the Sudanese state, the First Sudanese Sovereignty Council, from 1955 to 1958.

Biography

Early life and education Siricio Iro Wani was born in 1919 in Opari, Eastern Equatoria. He was educated at the Catholic Mission School in Opari, and later attended Okaru Intermediate School from 1935 to 1938. eventually transitioning to the role of an accountant.

Political career

Before independence Wani then joined the administration and was appointed as a sub-mamur (Colonial administrator; ), serving in Wau, Bahr el Ghazal, and Torit.

As a delegate at the Juba Conference of 1947, Wani opposed the idea of Southern Sudan's participation in a unified legislative assembly in Khartoum. the head of the state's five-man supreme council. Over time, he adopted a more moderate stance within the sovereignty council and parliament.