Sacky Shanghala

Sacky Shanghala
Minister of Justice
In office
28 February 2018 – 13 November 2019
Preceded byAlbert Kawana
Succeeded byYvonne Dausab
Attorney General of Namibia
In office
21 March 2015 – 28 February 2018
Preceded byAlbert Kawana
Succeeded byAlbert Kawana
Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission
In office
9 November 2010 – 21 March 2015
Preceded byUtoni Nujoma
Succeeded byYvonne Dausab
Personal details
Born
Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena Shanghala

(1977-06-13) 13 June 1977 (age 47)
Outapi, Oshikoto Region
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
ResidenceWindhoek
Alma materUniversity of Namibia
OccupationLawyer
NicknameSacky

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.