President of Namibia
| President of the Republic of Namibia | |
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 Presidential Flag | |
 Hage Geingob since 21 March 2015 | |
| Residence | State House of Namibia |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Sam Nujoma |
| Formation | 21 March 1990 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Namibia |
| Salary | 99,241 USD annually[1] |
| Website | http://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, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Namibia.
Key[]
- Political parties
- South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
List of officeholders[]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Sam Nujoma (born 1929) |
1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO |
| 2 | 
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Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1936) |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years | SWAPO |
| 3 | 
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Hage Geingob (born 1941) |
2014 2019 |
21 March 2015 | Incumbent | 6 years, 325 days | SWAPO |
Timeline[]
Latest election[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hage Geingob | SWAPO | 464,703 | 56.25 | |
| Panduleni Itula | Independent | 242,657 | 29.37 | |
| McHenry Venaani | Popular Democratic Movement | 43,959 | 5.32 | |
| Bernadus Swartbooi | Landless People's Movement | 22,542 | 2.73 | |
| Apius Auchab | United Democratic Front | 22,115 | 2.68 | |
| Esther Muinjangue | National Unity Democratic Organisation | 12,039 | 1.46 | |
| Tangeni Iiyambo | SWANU | 5,959 | 0.72 | |
| Henk Mudge | Republican Party | 4,379 | 0.53 | |
| Mike Kavekotora | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 3,515 | 0.43 | |
| Ignatius Shixwameni | All People's Party | 3,304 | 0.40 | |
| Epafras Mukwiilongo | Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,026 | 0.12 | |
| Total | 826,198 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,358,468 | – | ||
| Source: ECN | ||||
See also[]
- Namibia
- Lists of office-holders
References[]
- ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
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