Sacky Shanghala | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 28 February 2018 – 13 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Albert Kawana |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Dausab |
Attorney General of Namibia | |
In office 21 March 2015 – 28 February 2018 | |
Preceded by | Albert Kawana |
Succeeded by | Albert Kawana |
Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission | |
In office 9 November 2010 – 21 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Utoni Nujoma |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Dausab |
Personal details | |
Born | Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena Shanghala 13 June 1977 Outapi, Oshikoto Region |
Nationality | Namibian |
Political party | SWAPO |
Residence | Windhoek |
Alma mater | University of Namibia |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Nickname | Sacky |
Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena "Sacky" Shanghala (born 13 June 1977) is a Namibian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 8 February 2018 until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot scandal. He previously also served as Attorney General of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. Shanghala is a former chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission which he chaired between 2010 and 2015.