| President of the Republic of Namibia | |
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 Seal of the Presidency | |
 Presidential standard | |
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| Style | Her Excellency |
| Type | |
| Residence | State House of Namibia |
| Seat | Windhoek |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Namibia |
| Inaugural holder | Sam Nujoma |
| Formation | 21 March 1990; 35 years ago (1990-03-21) |
| Deputy | Vice President of Namibia |
| Salary | N$ 1,753,964 (US$ 96,000) annually[1] |
| Website | www.op.gov.na |
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Thepresident of Namibia is thehead of state andhead of government ofNamibia. The president directs the executive branch of thegovernment, acts as chair of theCabinet and is thecommander-in-chief of thearmed forces in terms of theConstitution.
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in theConstitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied wasHifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.[2]
If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3][4]
Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.
Denotes acting president
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | _cropped.jpg) | Sam Nujoma (1929–2025) | 1989 1994 1999 | 21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO |
| 2 |  | Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1935) | 2004 2009 | 21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years | SWAPO |
| 3 | .jpg) | Hage Geingob (1941–2024) | 2014 2019 | 21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024[†] | 8 years, 320 days | SWAPO |
| — | .jpg) | Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941) | — | 25 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | 10 days | SWAPO |
| 4 | 4 February 2024 | 21 March 2025 | 1 year, 45 days | ||||
| 5 | | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952) | 2024 | 21 March 2025 | Incumbent | 333 days | SWAPO |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | SWAPO | 638,560 | 58.07 | |
| Panduleni Itula | Independent Patriots for Change | 284,106 | 25.84 | |
| McHenry Venaani | Popular Democratic Movement | 55,412 | 5.04 | |
| Bernadus Swartbooi | Landless People's Movement | 51,160 | 4.65 | |
| Job Amupanda | Affirmative Repositioning | 19,676 | 1.79 | |
| Hendrik Gaobaeb | United Democratic Front | 12,604 | 1.15 | |
| Henk Mudge | Republican Party | 8,988 | 0.82 | |
| Evilastus Kaaronda | SWANU | 7,991 | 0.73 | |
| Ambrosius Kumbwa | All People's Party | 5,197 | 0.47 | |
| Epafras Mukwiilongo | Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,978 | 0.36 | |
| Festus Thomas | Body of Christ Party | 3,641 | 0.33 | |
| Mike Kavekotora | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 2,974 | 0.27 | |
| Erastus Shuumbwa | Action Democratic Movement Party | 2,069 | 0.19 | |
| Sakaria Likuwa | United Namibians Party | 2,013 | 0.18 | |
| Vaino Amuthenu | Congress of Democrats | 1,213 | 0.11 | |
| Total | 1,099,582 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,099,582 | 98.69 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14,552 | 1.31 | ||
| Total votes | 1,114,134 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,449,569 | 76.86 | ||
| Source:Electoral Commission of Namibia | ||||
