Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)

The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) is the professional head of the Namibian Defence Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Namibian military.^[1] The position was established after Namibia became independent in 1990. The current chief is Air Marshal Martin Pinehas, he succeeded Lieutenant general John Mutwa.^[2]

Chief of the Namibian Defence Force
Flag of the Namibian Defence Force
Incumbent Air Marshal Martin Pinehas since 1 April 2020
Ministry of Defence
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President of Namibia
Constituting instrument	Defence Act of 2002
Precursor	Commander of the SWATF
Formation	1990
First holder	Dimo Hamaambo
Website	Official website

List of chiefs

No.	Picture	Chief of the Defence Force	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Hamaambo, DimoLieutenant general Dimo Hamaambo (1932–2002)	March 1990	November 2000	10 years, 7 months	[3][4]
2		Huwala, SolomonLieutenant general Solomon Huwala	November 2000	October 2006	5 years, 11 months	[3][4][5]
3		Shalli, MartinLieutenant general Martin Shalli (born 1954)	October 2006	July 2009	2 years, 9 months	[3][6]
–		Nambundunga, PeterMajor general Peter Nambundunga (1947–2019) Acting	July 2009	January 2011	1 year, 7 months	[6][7]
4		Ndaitwah, EpaphrasLieutenant General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah (born 1952)	January 2011	31 December 2013	2 years, 11 months	[3][8]
5		Mutwa, JohnLieutenant general John Mutwa (1960–2021)	31 December 2013	31 March 2020	6 years, 3 months	[1]
6		Pinehas, MartinAir Marshal Martin Pinehas (born 1962)	1 April 2020	Incumbent	5 years, 2 months	[9]