Commander of the Navy (Namibia)

The commander of the Navy is the professional head of the Namibian Navy. The current commander of the Navy is Rear Admiral Sacheus !Gonteb. It is a position equivalent to that of Chief of the Navy in South Africa or Chief of Naval Operations in the United States Navy.

By convention, serving Navy commanders hold the rank of rear admiral.

List of commanders The following officers have held the appointment of Navy Commander or its previous title Maritime Wing Commander since the commissioning of the Maritime Wing on 11 September 1998. +Navy CommandersRankNameTerm StartTerm EndPresidentCaptainPhestus Sacharia http://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/460948/STATEMENT+BY+H.E+POHAMBA+AT+THE+COMMISSIONING+OF+THE+NAVAL+BASE%2C+NAVAL+JETTY+AND+THE+LOGISTICS+SUPPORT+VESSEL%2C+THE+NS+ELEPHANT+ON+07+SEPTEMBER+2012%2C+WALVIS+BAY.pdf/ece5bd43-75a7-4b86-86e5-10d17bc8579119982002Sam NujomaRear AdmiralPeter Vilho20022017Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye PohambaRear AdmiralSinsy Nghipandua20172020Hage GeingobRear AdmiralAlweendo Amungulu20202024Rear AdmiralSacheus !Gonteb2024PresentNangolo Mbumba Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

See also

Namibian Defence Force

References

External links

Official Website