Lt. Gen.Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah (born 13 December 1952) is a Namibian diplomat,former military officer and currently serving as First Gentleman of Namibia since 21 March 2025. He served as the chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) from 24 January 2011 to 31 December 2013.
At Namibia's independence in 1990,Ndaitwah became the first military assistant to the Chief of the Defence Force,Lieutenant General Dimo Hamaambo. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at that time. In 1994 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed Combat Support Brigade Commander based at Otavi. When Walvis Bay was reunified with Namibia the Brigade Headquarters was moved to Rooikop Military Base. He became Deputy Commander of the Army in 1997 and promoted to Brigadier General. In 1998 he was deployed to Operation Atlantic,Namibia's participation in the Second Congo War. Until 2006,Ndaitwah served as chargéd’affaires of Namibia to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was promoted to Major General in 2008 and appointed Chief of Operations,Plans and Training to Lieutenant General,in 2011 on the occasion of his appointment as Chief of the Namibian Defence Force,succeeding Lieutenant GeneralMartin Shalli.[1] He served in that position until the end of 2013 when Lieutenant GeneralJohn Sinvula Mutwa was appointed new Chief of the NDF.[2]
Ndaitwah worked at the International University of Management for five years as a Senior Lecturer and the Head of Strategic Management and Business Administration faculty before becoming a member of the Governing council for four years which amounted to a total of 9 years.[3] Ndaitwah resigned from the IUM on 16 May 2024.[4]
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Ndaitwah authored two books titled 'A life and Views of a Soldier:Author's Perspective' and 'Strategic Leadership and Management the Direction Pointers'.[5][6] Over his career he also wrote over forty articles to Namibian newspapers and authored one journal article published in the African Armed Forces.
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