# President of Namibia

The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the 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.

## Succession

If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform the duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:
* 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
### Status

Denotes acting president

### Symbol

$^†$ Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 1 | | 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 | | Hage Geingob (1941–2024) | 2014 2019 | 21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024 | 8 years, 320 days | SWAPO |
| — | | Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941) | — | 25 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | 10 days | SWAPO |
| 4 | | Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941) | — | 4 February 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 36 days | SWAPO |
| 5 | | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952) | 2024 | 21 March 2025 | Elect | −9 days | SWAPO |

### Timeline
## Latest election

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,099,582 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,099,582 | 98.69 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 14,552 | 1.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,114,134 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,449,569 | 76.86 |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia |||||