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President of the Republic of Namibia
Flag of the President of Namibia.svg
Presidential standard
Presidential seal of Namibia.png
Seal of the Presidency
Nangolo Mbumba in 2024.jpg
Incumbent
Nangolo Mbumba

since 4 February 2024
Style His Excellency
Residence State House of Namibia
Seat Windhoek
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Namibia
Inaugural holder Sam Nujoma
Formation 21 March 1990
Deputy Vice-President of Namibia
Salary N$ 1,822,064 (US$ 99,241) annually
Website www.op.gov.na

The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Namibia.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.

Succession

If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform the duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:

  1. Vice President of Namibia
  2. Prime Minister of Namibia
  3. Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
  4. a person appointed by the Cabinet.

Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

Status

      Denotes acting president

Symbol

Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sam Nujoma (2004) cropped.jpg Sam Nujoma
(born 1929)
1989
1994
1999
21 March 1990 21 March 2005 15 years SWAPO
2 Hifikepunye Pohamba.jpg Hifikepunye Pohamba
(born 1935)
2004
2009
21 March 2005 21 March 2015 10 years SWAPO
3 Hage Geingob (cropped).jpg Hage Geingob
(1941–2024)
2014
2019
21 March 2015 4 February 2024 8 years, 320 days SWAPO
Nangolo Mbumba in 2024.jpg Nangolo Mbumba
(born 1941)
25 January 2024 4 February 2024 10 days SWAPO
4 4 February 2024 Incumbent 324 days
5 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)
2024 21 March 2025 Elect −87 days SWAPO

Timeline

Nangolo Mbumba Hage Geingob Hifikepunye Pohamba Sam Nujoma

Latest election

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Presidente de Namibia para niños

  • Politics of Namibia
  • List of colonial governors of South West Africa
  • Vice-President of Namibia
  • Prime Minister of Namibia
  • Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
  • Cabinet of Namibia
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