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Commander of the Navy (Namibia)
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The commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Namibian Navy. The current commander of the Navy is Rear Admiral Sacheus !Gonteb. It is a position equivalent to that of Chief of the Navy in South Africa or Chief of Naval Operations in the United States Navy.
By convention, serving Navy commanders hold the rank of rear admiral.
List of commanders
[edit]The following officers have held the appointment of Navy Commander or its previous title Maritime Wing Commander since the commissioning of the Maritime Wing on 11 September 1998.
| Rank | Name | Term Start | Term End | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Phestus Sacharia[1] | 1998 | 2002 | Sam Nujoma |
| Rear Admiral | Peter Vilho[2] | 2002 | 2017 | Sam Nujoma |
| Rear Admiral | Sinsy Nghipandua[3] | 2017 | 2020 | Hage Geingob |
| Rear Admiral | Alweendo Amungulu[4] | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Rear Admiral | Sacheus !Gonteb | 2024[5] | Present | Nangolo Mbumba |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [1] http://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/460948/STATEMENT+BY+H.E+POHAMBA+AT+THE+COMMISSIONING+OF+THE+NAVAL+BASE%2C+NAVAL+JETTY+AND+THE+LOGISTICS+SUPPORT+VESSEL%2C+THE+NS+ELEPHANT+ON+07+SEPTEMBER+2012%2C+WALVIS+BAY.pdf/ece5bd43-75a7-4b86-86e5-10d17bc85791
- ^ "Permanent Secretary". Ministry of Defence of the Government of Namibia. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "New commander at helm of Navy - Ministries - Erongo". 31 August 2020.
- ^ Marketing, Intouch Interactive (2 September 2020). "Namibian navy gets new broom - Local News - Namibian Sun". www.namibiansun.com.
- ^ "!Gonteb appointed new navy commander". 24 December 2024.