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Hifikepunye Pohamba
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![]() Pohamba in 2014
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2nd President of Namibia | |
In office 21 March 2005 – 21 March 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Nahas Angula (2005-2012) Hage Geingob (2012-2015) |
Preceded by | Sam Nujoma |
Succeeded by | Hage Geingob |
President of SWAPO | |
In office 29 November 2007 – 19 April 2015 |
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Preceded by | Sam Nujoma |
Succeeded by | Hage Geingob |
Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation | |
In office 2000–2005 |
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President | Sam Nujoma |
Preceded by | Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana |
Succeeded by | Jerry Ekandjo |
Minister without portfolio | |
In office 1997–2000 |
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President | Sam Nujoma |
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources | |
In office 1995–1997 |
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President | Sam Nujoma |
Preceded by | Helmut Angula |
Succeeded by | Abraham Iyambo |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 1990–1995 |
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Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Jerry Ekandjo |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba
18 August 1935 Okanghudi, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
Political party | SWAPO |
Spouse(s) | Penehupifo Pohamba |
Children | Tulongeni Kaupu Ndapanda |
Alma mater | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1935) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO, and was reelected in 2009. Pohamba was the president of SWAPO from 2007 until his retirement in 2015. He is a recipient of the Ibrahim Prize.
Prior to his presidency, Pohamba served in various ministerial positions, beginning at Namibia's independence in 1990. He was Minister of Home Affairs from 1990 to 1995, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources from 1995 to 1997, Minister without portfolio from 1997 to 2000, and Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation from 2000 to 2005. He was also secretary-general of SWAPO from 1997 to 2002 and vice-president of SWAPO from 2002 to 2007.
Early life
Hifikepunye Pohamba was born on 18 August 1935 in Okanghudi, South West Africa, in an area then known as Ovamboland (today in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia). He completed his primary school education in the Anglican Holy Cross Mission school in Onamunhama, and in 1956 took up work at the Tsumeb mine.
Private life
Pohamba is married to Penehupifo since 1983. The couple owns farm Guinaspoh #41 near Otavi.
Honours
Foreign honours
Awards
- Pohamba is a recipient of the Omugulugwombashe Medal for Bravery and Long Service.
- In 2011, he was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy honoris causa by the University of Namibia.
- In 2015, he was awarded the 2014 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership of $5 million by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
- On 29 April 2016, he was awarded a Doctorate honoris causa by the University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
See also
In Spanish: Hifikepunye Pohamba para niños
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