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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 480 entities connected with Namibia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Namibia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Namibia

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Namibia.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 358 entities identified as PEPs connected with Namibia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
President1--
President of the Republic of Namibia14-
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia13-
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia--1
Director of National Planning Commission1--
Minister in charge of the National Planning Commission-11
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, & Land Reform1--
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry of Namibia--1
Minister of Defence-31
Minister of Defense & Veterans Affairs1--
Minister of Education, Arts & Culture--1
Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Art, & Culture1--
Minister of Environment & Tourism1-1
Minister of Finance--1
Minister of Finance & Social Grants Management1--
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources-11
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia-21
Minister of Gender Equality & Child Welfare1--
Minister of Health and Social Services121
Minister of Higher Education--1
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, & Security1--
Minister of Industrialization and Trade--1
Minister of Information and Communication Technology1-1
Minister of International Relations & Trade1--
Minister of Justice-21
Minister of Justice & Labor Relations1--
Minister of Labour--2
Minister of Mines and Energy--1
Minister of Mines, Energy, & Industry1--
Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare--1
Minister of Presidential Affairs--1
Minister of Public Enterprises-2-
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Services--1
Minister of the Interior-11
Minister of Trade and Industry-1-
Minister of Urban and Rural Development1-1
Minister of Works and Transport1-1
Vice President of Namibia-1-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-9562
Member of the National Assembly of Namibia-4126
Member of the National Council-4630
Member of the National Council of Namibia--14
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General1--
Attorney General of Namibia-31
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine en Namibie-21
ambassador of Angola to Namibia--1
ambassador of Belarus to Namibia-2-
ambassador of France to Namibia-51
ambassador of Indonesia to Namibia--1
Ambassador of Spain to Namibia--1
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Namibia--1
ambassador to Namibia--2
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Namibia-21
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Namibia-51
United States Ambassador to Namibia-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
governor of Khomas--1
Governor of Oshikoto Region--1

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President of SWAPO-2-
Director General of the Intelligence Service1--
Minister for International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...