Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)

Chief of the Namibian Defence Force
Incumbent
Lieutenant general John Mutwa
since 31 December 2013
Ministry of Defence
Reports to Minister of Defence
Appointer President of Namibia
Constituting instrument Defence Act of 2002
Precursor Commander of the SWATF
Formation 1990
First holder Dimo Hamaambo

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 from South West Africa, and Namibian Defence Force was created. The current chief is Lieutenant general John Mutwa.[2]

List of Chiefs

№ Chief of the Defence ForceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Hamaambo, DimoLieutenant general
Dimo Hamaambo
(1932–2002)		March 1990November 200010 years, 8 months[3][4]
2
Huwala, SolomonLieutenant general
Solomon Huwala		November 2000October 20065 years, 11 months[3][4][5]
3
Shalli, MartinLieutenant general
Martin Shalli
(born 1954)		October 2006July 20092 years, 9 months[3][6]
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Nambundunga, PeterMajor general
Peter Nambundunga
Acting		July 2009January 20111 year, 7 months[6][7]
4
Ndaitwah, EpaphrasLieutenant general
Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah
(born 1952)		January 201131 December 20132 years, 11 months[3][8]
5
Mutwa, JohnLieutenant general
John Mutwa
(born 1960)		31 December 2013Incumbent4 years, 9 months[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Office of the Prime Minister. "Chief of the Namibian Defence Force". mod.gov.na. Government of Namibia. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Muraranganda, Elvis (3 January 2014). "'Top Three' absent at Mutwa's NDF inauguration". Namibian Sun. p. 1.
  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.
  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.
  8. ↑ Ndjebela, Toivo (25 January 2011). "NDF hails new chief". New Era. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
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