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President of Namibia from 2024 to 2025

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Prime minister
Saara Kuugongelwa
Vice president
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Preceded by
Hage Geingob
Succeeded by
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
President
Hage Geingob
Born
( 1941-08-15 ) 15 August 1941 (age 84) , Olukonda , South West Africa (now Namibia )
Party
SWAPO
Spouse
Sustjie Mbumba
Alma mater
Southern Connecticut State University (BS), University of Connecticut (MS)
Occupation
Politician educator

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Encyclopedic overview

Nangolo Mbumba (born 15 August 1941) is a Namibian politician who was the fourth president of Namibia from 2024 to 2025. He became president after the death of Hage Geingob, under whom he had served as the second vice president from 2018 until his accession to the presidency 2024.

A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mbumba has headed several Namibian Government ministries: Agriculture, Water and Rural Development (1993–1996), Finance (1996–2003), Information and Broadcasting (2003–2005), Education (2005–2010) and Safety and Security (2010–2012). From 2012 to 2017, he was the secretary-general of SWAPO.

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