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Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
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| 4th Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2015 |
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| President | Hage Geingob |
| Deputy | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Preceded by | Hage Geingob |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2003 – 21 March 2015 |
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| President | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Succeeded by | Calle Schlettwein |
| Director general of the National Planning Commission of Namibia | |
| In office 1995–2003 |
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| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Succeeded by | Immanuel Ngatjizeko |
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| Born | 12 October 1967 Otamanzi, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
| Nationality |  Namibian |
| Political party |  SWAPO |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University |
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is the Prime Minister of Namibia, in office since 21 March 2015. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). She has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995 and served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2015. She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.
Early life and education
Saara Kuugongelwa was born on 12 October 1967 in Otamanzi, South West Africa (present day Namibia). She went into exile with SWAPO in 1980 at the age of 13 and left for Sierra Leone in 1982 at the age of 15. She attended Koidu Girls Secondary School from 1982 to 1984 and Saint Joseph's Secondary School from 1984 to 1987. From 1991 to 1994, she attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, United States, where she graduated with a MSc in financial economics.
Private life
Kuugongelwa is married to businessman Onesmus Tobias Amadhila.
Awards and recognition
On Heroes' Day 2014, she was conferred the Most Brilliant Order of the Sun, Second Class.
