President of Namibia
| President of the Republic of Namibia | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Presidency | |
 Presidential standard | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | |
| 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[1] |
| Website | www.op.gov.na |
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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[edit]
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.[2]
Succession[edit]
If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform the duties, then the following officials are inline for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3][4]
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
- 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[edit]
- Political parties
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
|
Sam Nujoma (born 1929) |
1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO |
| 2 | 
|
Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1935) |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years | SWAPO |
| 3 | 
|
Hage Geingob (1941–2024) |
2014 2019 |
21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024[†] | 8 years, 320 days | SWAPO |
| — | 
|
Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941) |
— | 25 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | 10 days | SWAPO |
| 4 | 4 February 2024 | Incumbent | 74 days | ||||
Timeline[edit]
Latest election[edit]
See also[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents – Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ 2014 amended Constitution, Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024
- ^ "Chapter 5 – The President | Namibia". www.un.int. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
