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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 492 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 369 entities identified as PEPs connected with Namibia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Acting President1--
Deputy Prime Minister1--
President1--
President of the Republic of Namibia13-
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia12-
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia--1
Minister in charge of the National Planning Commission-11
Minister of Agriculture1--
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry of Namibia--1
Minister of Defence121
Minister of Economic Planning1--
Minister of Education, Arts, & Culture1-1
Minister of Environment & Tourism1--
Minister of Finance1-1
Minister of Fisheries & Marine Resources111
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia-21
Minister of Gender Equality & Child Welfare1--
Minister of Health and Social Services13-
Minister of Higher Education-11
Minister of Higher Education, Training, & Innovation1--
Minister of Home Affairs & Immigration1--
Minister of Industrialization and Trade--1
Minister of Industrialization, Trade, & State Managed Enterprises1--
Minister of Information & Communications Technology1-1
Minister of International Relations & Cooperation1--
Minister of Justice121
Minister of Labor, Industrial Relations, & Employment1--
Minister of Labour--2
Minister of Land Reform1--
Minister of Mines & Energy1-1
Minister of Poverty Eradication1--
Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare--1
Minister of Presidential Affairs1--
Minister of Public Enterprises12-
Minister of Safety & Security1--
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Services--1
Minister of Sport, Youth, & National Service1--
Minister of the Interior-11
Minister of Trade and Industry-1-
Minister of Urban & Rural Development1-1
Minister of Works and Transport1--
Vice President of Namibia--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-11962
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 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-1-
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 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

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General1--
Director of National Planning Commission1--
Minister for International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia1--
President of SWAPO-1-

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...