Nahas Angula

Nahas Angula
Angula in 2005
Minister of Defence
In office
4 December 2012 – 21 March 2015
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Preceded byCharles Namoloh
Succeeded byPenda Ya Ndakolo
3rd Prime Minister of Namibia
In office
21 March 2005 – 4 December 2012
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
DeputyLibertina Amathila
Marco Hausiku
Preceded byTheo-Ben Gurirab
Succeeded byHage Geingob
Minister of Higher Education
In office
21 March 1995 – 21 March 2005
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
In office
21 March 1990 – 21 March 1995
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byJohn Mutorwa
Personal details
Born (1943-08-22) 22 August 1943 (age 81)
Onyaanya Constituency, South-West Africa (now Namibia)
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
SpouseKatrina Tangeni Namalenga
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Zambia
Columbia University
University of Manchester
ReligionLutheranism

Nahas Gideon Angula (born 22 August 1943)[1][2] is a Namibian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 4 December 2012. He was succeeded by Hage Geingob in a cabinet reshuffle after the 2012 SWAPO Party congress. He subsequently served as Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2015.

Angula is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). He was Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport from 1990 to 1995 and Minister of Higher Education from 1995 to 2005.

  1. ^ Profile on Namibian parliament website.[dead link]
  2. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.