President of Namibia

Head of state and government of Namibia

President of the Republic of Namibia

Seal of the Presidency

Presidential standard

Incumbent
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

since 21 March 2025

Style| Her Excellency
Type|

* Head of state
* Head of government
* Commander-in-chief

Residence| State House of Namibia
Seat| Windhoek
Term length| Five years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Namibia
Inaugural holder| Sam Nujoma
Formation| 21 March 1990; 35 years ago (1990-03-21)
Deputy| Vice President of Namibia
Salary| N$ 1,753,964 (US$ 96,000) annually[1]
Website| www.op.gov.na

Politics of Namibia

Constitution

* Constituent Assembly

Executive

* President

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
* Vice President

Lucia Witbooi
* Prime Minister

Elijah Ngurare
* Cabinet

Legislature

* National Council

Chairman: Lukas Sinimbo Muha
* National Assembly

Speaker: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

Judiciary

* Supreme Court

Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
* High Court

Judge President: Petrus Damaseb

Administrative divisions

* Regions
* Constituencies

Elections

* Recent elections

* General: 2014
* 2019
* 2024

* Regional: 2010
* 2015
* 2020

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Peya Mushelenga

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Namibia

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* Nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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

## Term limits

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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

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If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3][4]

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

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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

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Sam Nujoma
(1929–2025) | 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 | 21 March 2025  | 1 year, 45 days
5  |  | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952) | 2024 | 21 March 2025 | Incumbent  | 145 days  | SWAPO

### Timeline

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## Latest election

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Main article: 2024 Namibian general election

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah| SWAPO| 638,560| 58.07
| Panduleni Itula| Independent Patriots for Change| 284,106| 25.84
| McHenry Venaani| Popular Democratic Movement| 55,412| 5.04
| Bernadus Swartbooi| Landless People's Movement| 51,160| 4.65
| Job Amupanda| Affirmative Repositioning| 19,676| 1.79
| Hendrik Gaobaeb| United Democratic Front| 12,604| 1.15
| Henk Mudge| Republican Party| 8,988| 0.82
| Evilastus Kaaronda| SWANU| 7,991| 0.73
| Ambrosius Kumbwa| All People's Party| 5,197| 0.47
| Epafras Mukwiilongo| Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters| 3,978| 0.36
| Festus Thomas| Body of Christ Party| 3,641| 0.33
| Mike Kavekotora| Rally for Democracy and Progress| 2,974| 0.27
| Erastus Shuumbwa| Action Democratic Movement Party| 2,069| 0.19
| Sakaria Likuwa| United Namibians Party| 2,013| 0.18
| Vaino Amuthenu| Congress of Democrats| 1,213| 0.11
Total| 1,099,582| 100.00
Valid votes| 1,099,582| 98.69
Invalid/blank votes| 14,552| 1.31
Total votes| 1,114,134| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 1,449,569| 76.86
Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ "This is the salary of Namibia's first female president". PoliticalSalaries.com. 21 March 2025.
2. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
3. ^ 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
4. ^ "Chapter 5 – The President | Namibia". www.un.int. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

## External links

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