President of Namibia

The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government, acts as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of the Constitution.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.<ref name="termlimits">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Succession

If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:<ref>2014 amended Constitution, Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1. Vice President of Namibia
2. Prime Minister of Namibia
3. Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
4. a person appointed by the Cabinet.

Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Status

Symbol

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style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1	File:Sam Nujoma (2004) cropped.jpg	Sam Nujoma Template:Small	1989 1994 1999	21 March 1990	21 March 2005	Template:Age in years years	SWAPO
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:Hifikepunye Pohamba.jpg	Hifikepunye Pohamba Template:Small	2004 2009	21 March 2005	21 March 2015	Template:Age in years years	SWAPO
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3	File:Hage Geingob (cropped).jpg	Hage Geingob Template:Small	2014 2019	21 March 2015	4 February 2024Template:Ref label	Template:Age in years and days	SWAPO
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —	File:Nangolo Mbumba at the UN 2024 (cropped).jpg	Nangolo Mbumba Template:Small	—	25 January 2024	4 February 2024	Template:Age in years and days	SWAPO
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4				4 February 2024	21 March 2025	Template:Age in years and days
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5	File:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg	Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Template:Small	2024	21 March 2025	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	SWAPO

Timeline

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Latest election

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See also

• Politics of Namibia
• List of colonial governors of South West Africa
• Vice President of Namibia
• Prime Minister of Namibia
• Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
• Cabinet of Namibia

External links

• World Statesmen – Namibia