Nestor Shali Shalauda

Major General Nestor Shali Shalauda is a retired Namibian military officer who served as Commander of the Namibian Army (NA). He was appointed the Commander of the Namibian Army in July 2017[1] until his retirement on 31 July 2019.

Nestor Shali Shalauda
Born	6 January 1958 Okalongo, Namibia
Allegiance	Namibia
Service/branch	Namibian Army
Years of service	1975-2019
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Namibian Army (2017-2019) Deputy Army Commander (2015-2017) 4 Artillery Bde (2014-2015)
Awards

Career

Major General Shalauda went into exile in 1974 and under went basic infantry training Oshatotwa, Zambia in 1975 under the People's Liberation Army of Namibia.[2] At Independence he was inducted into the Namibian Defence Force as a lieutenant and appointed as a platoon leader. In 1992 he was promoted to Captain and appointed as a battery commander,in 1998 he was promoted to Major and appointed as a Regimental second in Command. In 2004 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as a Regimental Commanding Officer. In 2011 he was promoted to Colonel and appointed as a 2IC OF 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade. In 2014 he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as General Officer Commanding 4 Artillery Brigade. In 2015 he was appointed as Deputy Army Commander.

Honours and Decorations

• Namibian Army Pioneer Medal
• Army Ten Years Service Medal
• NDF Campaign Medal
• Army Twenty Years Service Medal
• Army Commendation Medal

References

1. https://www.nbc.na/news/new-army-commander-appointed-grootfontein.8343
2. http://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/286599/profile+of+army+Commander.pdf/a5286c02-a105-47da-b3f1-7c18fc257d81