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Penda Ya Ndakolo

Politician

Penda Ya Ndakolo is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Penda Ya Ndakolo · Ya Ndakolo, Penda				[sources]
Alias	Jafet Penda Ya Ndakolo · Penda Ya Ndakolo				[sources]
Birth date	1960-03-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Oshigambo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17626895				[sources]
Position	Governor of Oshikoto Region (2004-2015) · Governor of Oshikoto Region (2020-) · Member of the National Assembly of Namibia · Minister of Defence (2015-2020) · National Assembly (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Namibian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Governor of Oshikoto Region	2020-01-01	-
Minister of Defence	2015	2020

Data sources

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-namibia-penda-ya-ndakolo-min-of-defense · us-cia-namibia-penda-ya-ndakolo-minister-of-defense · NK-m78vdoHbt3pEToR2gFCMJJ · evpo-1ad1c5f6-2ae6-4c6e-b91d-3f4b99a02f03

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