Sinsy Nghipandua

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Sinsy Ndeshi Bamba Nghipandua
Born (1960-08-08) 8 August 1960 (age 63)
Omundundu
AllegianceFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Service/branchPLAN

Namibian Army

Namibian Navy
Years of service 1978 – 2020
(42 years, 7 months)
Rank 14-Namibia Navy-RADM.svg Rear Admiral
Commands held
Battles/wars Namibian War of Independence
Awards
  • Namibia’s Independence medal

Rear Admiral Sinsy Ndeshi Bamba Nghipandua is a retired Namibian military officer whose last appointment served was as the Commander of the Namibian Navy. He was appointed the Commander of the Namibian Navy in 2017. Prior to that he served as Commander of Naval Operations with the rank of Rear Admiral.

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Career

Exile

Admiral Ngipandua joined People's Liberation Army of Namibia under SWAPO in exile in 1978 as a 17 year old teenager and received military training in the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Cuba.

NDF career

Rear Admiral Nghipandua's career in the Namibian Defence Force started in 1990 as a captain after Namibia's independence when he was appointed as a Staff Officer 3 Military Intelligence Branch DHQ in the Namibian Army. In 1995 he attended the Naval Surface Warfare Course Brazil. In 2000 he was attached to the Brazilian Navy as a ship captain under instruction as an Executive Officer. Nghipandua became the first Namibian Ship Commanding Officer as he was appointed as captain of the Patrol Vessel NPV Oryx in 2002 with the rank of Commander. In 2005 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Base Capt (N) P.N. Sacharia with the rank of Navy Captain. In 2009 he was appointed as the Commander Naval Operations with the rank of Rear Admiral (JG).In 2017 he rose to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed as Navy Commander he served in that position until his retirement in August 2020. [1] [2]

Qualifications

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Military Decorations

Military offices
Preceded by Namibian Navy Commander
2017  2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vacant
Commander Naval Operations
2009  2017
Succeeded by

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/286599/profile+of+Bamba+navy+commander.pdf/da0fd5bb-9c27-48f2-af75-dfa20e658438 [ bare URL ]
  2. "New commander at helm of Navy - Ministries - Erongo". 31 August 2020.
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