Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah

Lieutenant General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah (born 13 December 1952) is a Namibian diplomat and military commander. He was the chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) from 24 January 2011[1] to 31 December 2013.[2]

Born in Ohangwena Region, Ndaitwah joined SWAPO's military wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), in 1974 and participated in Namibia's struggle for independence in various positions. He attended military training in Russia, Yugoslavia, India, Nigeria, Zambia and Tanzania. At Namibia's independence in 1990 he became the first military assistant to the Chief of the Defence Force, Dimo Hamaambo. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at that time. He became Deputy Commander of the Army in 1997. Until 2006 Ndaitwah served as Chargé d’affaires of Namibia to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was promoted to Major General in 2008, and to Lieutenant General in 2011 at the occasion of his appointment as Chief of the Namibian Defence Force, succeeding Martin Shalli.[1] He served in that position until the end of 2013 when John Mutwa was appointed new Chief of the NDF.[2]

In 2007, Ndaitwah graduated with a Masters degree in Strategic Studies from University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is currently a student of Public Management at the Polytechnic of Namibia.[1]

Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah is married to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ndjebela, Toivo (25 January 2011). "NDF hails new chief". New Era.
  2. 1 2 Muraranganda, Elvis (3 January 2014). "'Top Three' absent at Mutwa's NDF inauguration". Namibian Sun. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who, entry for Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah". Namibia Institute for Democracy. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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