Himta Mayala was an Edosian politician, who served as a two-term President of the United Federation of Planets from 2373 to 2381; He was preceded by Jaresh-Inyo and he was succeeded by Korvin Mot. He also served as the Federation Council's Secretary-General in the late 2360s and early 2370s; He was succeeded by Bill Jordan. (Star Trek: Pioneer) In 2381, Himta Mayala assigned Federation ambassador Dr. Lucus Kesar to become the Federation Special Envoy to the So'ja Resistance. ("The Nothingness")