Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah

Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah
Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah
Born	13 December 1952; Namibia ; (then South-West Africa, South Africa)
Allegiance	Namibia
Service/branch	People's Liberation Army of Namibia; Namibian Army
Years of service	1974–2013
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of Defence Force
Battles/wars	Namibian War of Independence

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.

NDF career

At Namibia's independence in 1990, Ndaitwah 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 appointed as Chief of Operations, Plans and Training, 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 master's degree in Strategic Studies from University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is currently a student of Public Management at the Polytechnic of Namibia.[1]

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

Medals and awards

Campaign Medal
NDF Commendation Medal
UNAVEM Medal

Military offices
Preceded by Martin Shalli	Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia) 2011 – 2013	Succeeded by John Mutwa
Preceded by Unknown	Chief of Staff Operations 2008 – 2011	Succeeded by Shaanika Amukwaya
Preceded by unknown	Deputy Commander Namibian Army 1997 – 2006	Succeeded by Unknown

References

Ndjebela, Toivo (25 January 2011). "NDF hails new chief". New Era. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
Muraranganda, Elvis (3 January 2014). "'Top Three' absent at Mutwa's NDF inauguration". Namibian Sun. p. 1.
"Who's Who, entry for Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah". Namibia Institute for Democracy. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

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[Hails-1] Ndjebela, Toivo (25 January 2011). "NDF hails new chief". New Era. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.

[absent-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. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.