Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)

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Chief of the Namibian Defence Force
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Flag of the Namibian Defence Force
Incumbent
Air Marshal Martin Pinehas
since 1 April 2020
Ministry of Defence
Reports toMinister of Defence
Appointer President of Namibia
Constituting instrumentDefence Act of 2002
Precursor Commander of the SWATF
Formation1990
First holder Dimo Hamaambo
Website Official website

The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) is the professional head of the Namibian Defence Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Namibian military. [1] The position was established after Namibia became independent in 1990. The current chief is Air Marshal Martin Pinehas, he succeeded Lieutenant general John Mutwa. [2]

List of chiefs

No.PictureChief of the Defence ForceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Hamaambo, Dimo Lieutenant general
Dimo Hamaambo
(1932–2002)		March 1990November 200010 years, 7 months [3] [4]
2
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Huwala, SolomonLieutenant general
Solomon Huwala
(1936–2025)		November 2000October 20065 years, 11 months [3] [4] [5]
3
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Shalli, MartinLieutenant general
Martin Shalli
(born 1954)		October 2006July 20092 years, 9 months [3] [6]
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Nambundunga, Peter Major general
Peter Nambundunga
(1947–2019)
Acting		July 2009January 20111 year, 7 months [6] [7]
4
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Ndaitwah, EpaphrasLieutenant General
Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah
(born 1952)		January 201131 December 20132 years, 11 months [3] [8]
5
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Mutwa, JohnLieutenant general
John Mutwa
(1960–2021)		31 December 201331 March 20206 years, 3 months [1]
6
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Pinehas, Martin Air Marshal
Martin Pinehas
(born 1962)		1 April 2020Incumbent5 years, 4 months [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Office of the Prime Minister. "Chief of the Namibian Defence Force". mod.gov.na. Government of Namibia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Muraranganda, Elvis (3 January 2014). "'Top Three' absent at Mutwa's NDF inauguration". Namibian Sun . p. 1. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Office of the Prime Minister. "Former CDFs since Independence". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 news24.com (9 September 2002). "Swapo military ex-chief dies". news24.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Shalli New NDF Chief New Era, 23 October 2006
  6. 1 2 "Defence Chief Suspended", New Era, 23 July 2009. Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "President Pohamba fires Lieutenant-General Martin Shalli as Chief of NDF". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Ndjebela, Toivo (25 January 2011). "NDF hails new chief". New Era . Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (1 April 2020). "Geingob appoints Pinehas as CDF". neweralive.na. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.


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