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President of Namibia

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President of the Republic of Namibia
Seal of the Presidency
Presidential standard
since 4 February 2024
StyleHis Excellency
Type
ResidenceState House of Namibia
SeatWindhoek
Term length5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Namibia
Inaugural holderSam Nujoma
Formation21 March 1990
DeputyVice-President of Namibia
SalaryN$ 1,822,064 (US$ 99,241) annually[1]
Websitewww.op.gov.na
Politics of Namibia
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution.

Term limits

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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.[2]

Succession

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If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform the duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3][4]

  1. Vice President of Namibia
  2. Prime Minister of Namibia
  3. Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
  4. 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

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Political parties
  South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
Status

  Denotes acting president

Symbol

† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sam Nujoma
(born 1929) 		1989
1994
1999 		21 March 1990 21 March 2005 15 years SWAPO
2 Hifikepunye Pohamba
(born 1935) 		2004
2009 		21 March 2005 21 March 2015 10 years SWAPO
3 Hage Geingob
(1941–2024) 		2014
2019 		21 March 2015 4 February 2024[†] 8 years, 320 days SWAPO
— Nangolo Mbumba
(born 1941) 		— 25 January 2024 4 February 2024 10 days SWAPO
4 4 February 2024 Incumbent 324 days
5 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952) 		2024 21 March 2025 Elect −87 days SWAPO

Timeline

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Nangolo MbumbaHage GeingobHifikepunye PohambaSam Nujoma

Latest election

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Main article: 2024 Namibian general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahSWAPO638,56058.07
Panduleni ItulaIndependent Patriots for Change284,10625.84
McHenry VenaaniPopular Democratic Movement55,4125.04
Bernadus SwartbooiLandless People's Movement51,1604.65
Job AmupandaAffirmative Repositioning19,6761.79
Hendrik GaobaebUnited Democratic Front12,6041.15
Henk MudgeRepublican Party8,9880.82
Evilastus KaarondaSWANU7,9910.73
Ambrosius KumbwaAll People's Party5,1970.47
Epafras MukwiilongoNamibian Economic Freedom Fighters3,9780.36
Festus ThomasBody of Christ Party3,6410.33
Mike KavekotoraRally for Democracy and Progress2,9740.27
Erastus ShuumbwaAction Democratic Movement Party2,0690.19
Sakaria LikuwaUnited Namibians Party2,0130.18
Vaino AmuthenuCongress of Democrats1,2130.11
Total1,099,582100.00
Valid votes1,099,58298.69
Invalid/blank votes14,5521.31
Total votes1,114,134100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,449,56976.86
Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents – Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Chapter 5 – The President | Namibia". www.un.int. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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