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{{Short description|Head of state and government of Namibia}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post                    = President
| body                    = the Republic of Namibia
| insignia                = Presidential seal of Namibia.png
| insigniasize            = 125px
| insigniacaption         = Seal of the Presidency
| nativename              = 
| image                   = Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg
| imagesize               = 165px
| incumbent               = [[Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah]]
| incumbentsince          = 21 March 2025
| style                   = [[Her Excellency]]
| residence               = [[State House of Namibia]]
| appointer               = 
| termlength              = Five years,
| termlength_qualified    = renewable once
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Namibia]]
| formation               = {{start date and age|df=y|1990|3|21}}
| succession              = 
| inaugural               = [[Sam Nujoma]]
| deputy                  = [[Vice President of Namibia]]
| salary                  = [[Namibian dollar|N$]] 1,753,964 ([[US$]] 96,000) annually<ref name="politicalsalaries">{{cite web|url=https://politicalsalaries.com/this-is-the-salary-of-namibias-first-female-president/|title=This is the salary of Namibia’s first female president|date=21 March 2025 |publisher=PoliticalSalaries.com}}</ref>
| website                 = [http://www.op.gov.na/ www.op.gov.na]
| type                    = {{plainlist|
* [[Head of state]]
* [[Head of government]]
* [[Commander-in-chief]]
}}
| flagcaption             = Presidential standard
| flag                    = Flag of the President of Namibia.svg
| flagsize                = 125
| flagborder              = yes
| seat                    = [[Windhoek]]
}}
{{Politics of Namibia}}

The '''president of Namibia''' is the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of [[Namibia]]. The president directs the executive branch of the [[Government of Namibia|government]], acts as chair of the [[Cabinet of Namibia|Cabinet]] and is the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Namibian Defence Force|armed forces]] in terms of the [[Constitution of Namibia|Constitution]].

==Term limits==
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the [[Constitution of Namibia]]. The first president for whom the term limits applied was [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]] in 2015.<ref name="termlimits">{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}</ref>  

==Succession==
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:<ref>[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Namibia_2014 2014 amended Constitution], Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter 5 – The President {{!}} Namibia |url=https://www.un.int/namibia/namibia/chapter-5-president |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.un.int}}</ref> 
# [[Vice President of Namibia]]
# [[Prime Minister of Namibia]]
# [[Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia]]
# a person appointed by the Cabinet.

Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.

==List of officeholders==
;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|SWAPO}}|[[SWAPO|South West Africa People's Organization]] (SWAPO)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status
{{legend2|#E6E6AA|Denotes acting president|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Symbol
{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office

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|-
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" | Elected
! colspan="3" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" | Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 1
| [[File:Sam Nujoma (2004) cropped.jpg|90px]]
| [[Sam Nujoma]]<br />{{small|(1929–2025)}}
| [[1989 Namibian parliamentary election|1989]]<br />[[1994 Namibian general election|1994]]<br />[[1999 Namibian general election|1999]]
| 21 March 1990 || 21 March 2005
| {{Age in years|1990|3|21|2005|3|21}} years
| [[SWAPO]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[File:Hifikepunye Pohamba.jpg|90px]]
| [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]]<br />{{small|(born 1935)}}
| [[2004 Namibian general election|2004]]<br />[[2009 Namibian general election|2009]]
| 21 March 2005 || 21 March 2015
| {{Age in years|2005|3|21|2015|3|21}} years
| [[SWAPO]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[File:Hage Geingob (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| [[Hage Geingob]]<br />{{small|(1941–2024)}}
| [[2014 Namibian general election|2014]]<br />[[2019 Namibian general election|2019]]
| [[Inauguration of Hage Geingob|21 March 2015]] || [[Hage Geingob#Illness, death, and funeral|4 February 2024]]{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{Age in years and days|2015|3|21|2024|2|4}}
| [[SWAPO]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | —
| rowspan=2|[[File:Nangolo Mbumba at the UN 2024 (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Nangolo Mbumba]]<br />{{small|(born 1941)}}
| rowspan=2|—
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 25 January 2024
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 4 February 2024
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| {{Age in years and days|2024|1|25|2024|2|4}}
| rowspan=2|[[SWAPO]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 4
| 4 February 2024 || 21 March 2025
| {{Age in years and days|2024|2|4|2025|3|21}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 5
| [[File:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| [[Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah]]<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
| [[2024 Namibian general election|2024]]
| 21 March 2025 || Incumbent
| {{Age in years and days|2025|3|21}}
| [[SWAPO]]
|}

===Timeline===
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}}

==Latest election==
{{Main|2024 Namibian general election}}
{{#section-h:2024 Namibian general election|President}}

==See also==
* [[Politics of Namibia]]
* [[List of colonial governors of South West Africa]]
* [[Vice President of Namibia]]
* [[Prime Minister of Namibia]]
* [[Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia]]
* [[Cabinet of Namibia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Namibia.htm World Statesmen – Namibia]

{{Presidents of Namibia}}
{{Namibia topics}}
{{Heads of state and government of Africa}}

[[Category:Government of Namibia]]
[[Category:Presidents by country|Namibia]]
[[Category:Presidents of Namibia| ]]
[[Category:Political office-holders in Namibia|Presidents]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Namibia]]