Nestor Shali Shalauda

Nestor Shali Shalauda
Born	Okalongo, Namibia
Allegiance	Namibia
Service/branch	Namibian Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Deputy Army Commander. Army Commander
Awards

Major General Nestor Shali Shalauda is a Namibian military officer who is the current Commander of the Namibian Army (NA). He was appointed the Commander of the Namibian Army in July 2017.

Career

Major General Shalauda went into exile in 1974 and under went basic infantry training Oshatotwa,Zambia in 1975.^[1]At Independence he was inducted into the Namibian Defence Force as a lieutenant and appointed as a platoon leader. In 1992 he was promoted to Captain and appointed as a battery commander,in 1998 he was promoted to Major and appointed as a Regimental second in Command. In 2004 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as a Regimental Commanding Officer. In 2011 he was promoted to Colonel and appointed as a 2IC OF 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade. In 2014 he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as General Officer Commanding 4 Artillery Brigade,In 2015 he was appointed as Deputy Army Commander.

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