Sinsy Nghipandua

Rear Admiral Sinsy Ndeshi Bamba Nghipandua is a Namibian military officer who is currently serving 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(CNO) with the rank of Rear Admiral(JG).

Sinsy Ndeshi Bamba Nghipandua
Born (1960-08-08) 8 August 1960
Omundundu
Allegiance Namibia
Service/branchNamibian Navy
Years of service 1978 – present
(42 years, 5 months)
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held
  • Namibian Navy Commander.[1]
Awards
  • Namibia’s Independence medal

Career

Exile

Admiral Ngipandua joined People's Liberation Army of Namibia underSWAPO 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.[2]

Qualifications

  • Command and Staff Course and NDC programme in Kenya in 2008[3]
  • Naval Senior Staff Course in USA
  • Naval Officers Formative Course in Brazil
  • Junior Staff Course (BMATT)
  • Recce Training in Lubango, Angola
  • Intelligence and Special Operations in Cuba
  • Counter Intelligence
  • Advance military Law[4]

He also holds a:

Military Decorations

  • Namibia's Independence medal
  • Meritorious Services (10) years’ services medal
  • NDF Commendation Medal
  • The Naval Merit Order
  • The Namibian Navy Achievement Medal
  • The Sea Services 250days Medal
  • The ten (10) years (Navy) Meritirious Services Medal
  • The Namibian Navy Pioneer Medal
  • The Silver Star Medal
  • The Southern Cross Medal
Military offices
Preceded by
Peter Vilho
Namibian Navy Commander
2017  Incumbent
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Vacant
Commander Naval Operations
2009  2017
Succeeded by
Alweendo Amungulu

References

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