Philemon Malima

Philemon Malima (born 9 July 1946) is a Namibian politician and diplomat who is the chief of intelligence service of Namibia Central Intelligence Service.[1]

Hon.
Philemon Malima
MP
Director-General of Namibia Intelligence Service
In office
September 2015 – March 2020
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded byLucas Hangula
Succeeded byBenedictus Likando
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
1990–1995
PresidentSam Nujoma
Minister of Defence
In office
1995–1998
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byPeter Mweshihange
Succeeded byErrki Nghimtina
Minister of Environment and Tourism
In office
1998–2005
PresidentSam Nujoma
Personal details
Born (1946-07-09) 9 July 1946
South West Africa
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
Residence(s)Windhoek, Namibia
Alma materRussia Institute of Political Science (1981)
ProfessionPolitician
Diplomat

Malima has been a member of the Cabinet of Namibia since March 1990 and has served as minister responsible for various ministries since independence.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Malima was born in Omandongo, in Onayena Oshikoto Region. Malima was educated at the Institute of Political Science in the then USSR.[5]

Career

He was minister of defence in 1995 and 1997 after serving as a deputy minister of defence from 1990 to 1995. He was a political educator, military officer and diplomat of SWAPO, specifically the representative to the Soviet Union between 1987 and 1989.

He has also served as a member of Namibia National Assembly between 1990 and 2005 and as a minister of environment and tourism between 1997 and 2005.

References
  1. "New intelligence chief …". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. "Expensive team". The Namibian. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  3. Angula, Sonja. "Geingob, spy chief butt heads - Windhoek Observer". Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  4. "Robbing Peter to pay Paul?". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  5. "Malima N. Philemon". www.parliament.na. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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