He is a South Sudanese Citizen by birth and holds a Higher Diploma in Agriculture Economics from Agriculture College Sudan University of Science and Technology, a Bachelor of Science Degree from Agriculture Engineering College, University of Alexandria – Egypt. He has served in various capacities including acting Head Government Banking in Co-operative Bank South Sudan, field officer Ministry of Agriculture in Sudan, development and formation of Co-operatives in South Sudan’s various states among others.

He has 20 years banking experience and is one of the pioneers of Co-operative Bank of South Sudan where he worked from 2013 as Head of Credit & Risk Management, in 2015 as Head of Retail and Operations before being appointed Managing Director in 2017. He has served in various other capacities at the Co-operative Bank of Kenya as a Portfolio Manager, Head of Credit Administration and later as Head of Credit-Core Banking Implementation Team. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Governance attained at International Leadership University (Kenya) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Egerton University (Kenya). He has additional qualifications in accounting and project management.

He was appointed a director of Co-operative Bank of South Sudan on 23rd August 2012. He is South Sudanese citizen by birth and currently is Under Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Co-operatives and Rural Development in charge of Administrative Affairs, Planning and Forestry Development. He has a strong base and wide knowledge in different fields of agriculture and natural resource management and has served in various capacities in both the academic field and Civil service in South Sudan spanning a period of over 30 years. He holds a MSc. (Agric) Animal production from the Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro Tanzania and a B.A. SA (Hons) Agriculture (animal production) from Gezira University of Agriculture wad Medani Sudan. He was appointed Professor of animal genetics and animal breeding – CNRES University of Juba, a position he continues to hold.

Hon. Benjamin Ayali Koyongwa was appointed as a Director of Co-operative Bank of South Sudan on July 6, 2023. He is a Public Financial Management Expert, he worked for UNDP-South Sudan as a Coordinator for PFM-Secretariat based in the Ministry of Finance and Planning for two years. Benjamin was a former Minister of Finance, Commerce and Public Service in the defunct Amadi State. He also worked for more than Fifteen years in the National Ministry of Finance and Planning in various positions including serving as the Director of Accounts, Deputy Director of Accounts, Deputy Director of Budget and Revenue. He also worked for Charlie Goldsmith Associates as a Public Financial Management Specialist on Girl’s Education South Sudan (GESS1) and Accounting Consultant with KPMG East Africa Limited. Benjamin Ayali holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategic Financial Management from Edinburgh Business School, Herriot-Watt University, UK and a Bachelor of Commerce (BCoM) Degree for Daystar University in Nairobi – Kenya. Hon. Benjamin Ayali Koyongwa is currently serving as the Undersecretary for Planning in the national Ministry of Finance and Planning