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President of Namibia
Head of state and government of Namibia
Head of state and government of Namibia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| post | President | |
| body | the Republic of Namibia | |
| insignia | Presidential seal of Namibia.png | |
| insigniasize | 125px | |
| insigniacaption | Seal of the Presidency | |
| image | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 2025.jpg | |
| imagesize | 165px | |
| incumbent | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | |
| incumbentsince | 21 March 2025 | |
| style | Her Excellency | |
| residence | State House of Namibia | |
| termlength | Five years, | |
| termlength_qualified | renewable once | |
| constituting_instrument | Constitution of Namibia | |
| formation | ||
| inaugural | Sam Nujoma | |
| deputy | Vice President of Namibia | |
| salary | N$ 1,753,964 (US$ 96,000) annually | |
| website | www.op.gov.na | |
| type | {{plainlist | |
| flagcaption | Presidential standard | |
| flag | Flag of the President of Namibia.svg | |
| flagsize | 125 | |
| flagborder | yes | |
| seat | Windhoek |
- Head of state
- Head of government
- Commander-in-chief
The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government, acts as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of the Constitution.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.
Succession
If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
- a person appointed by the Cabinet.
Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.
List of officeholders
;Political parties
;Status
;Symbol Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 1 | SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 2 | SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 3 | SWAPO}}; color:white;" | — | SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 4 | SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 5 |
| [[File:Sam Nujoma (2004) cropped.jpg | 90px]] | Sam Nujoma | ||||||||||||||||
| (1929–2025) | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | years | SWAPO | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hifikepunye Pohamba.jpg | 90px]] | Hifikepunye Pohamba | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1935) | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | years | SWAPO | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hage Geingob (cropped).jpg | 90px]] | Hage Geingob | ||||||||||||||||
| (1941–2024) | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024 | SWAPO | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Nangolo Mbumba at the UN 2024 (cropped).jpg | 90px]] | Nangolo Mbumba | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1941) | — | 25 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | SWAPO | ||||||||||||||
| 4 February 2024 | 21 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 2025.jpg | 90px]] | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1952) | 2024 | 21 March 2025 | Incumbent | SWAPO |
Timeline
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Latest election
Main article: 2024 Namibian general election
References
References
- (21 March 2025). "This is the salary of Namibia’s first female president". PoliticalSalaries.com.
- "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa".
- [https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Namibia_2014 2014 amended Constitution], Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024
- "Chapter 5 – The President {{!}} Namibia".
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