The President of the Republic of Namibia Hage Gottfried Geingob celebrates his 80th birthda.
He was born on the 3rd of August 1941 in Otjiwarongo, South West Africa.
He received his early education at Otavi in South West Africa under the Bantu Education System.
He joined the Augustineum, where most of today’s prominent political leaders of Namibia were educated, in 1958.
In 1960, he was expelled from Augustineum for having participated in a march in protest at the poor quality of education.
He was, however, readmitted and finished the teacher-training course in 1961.
Subsequently, he took up a teaching position at the Tsumeb Primary School in Central Namibia, but soon discovered that his thirst for knowledge was unlikely to be quenched in Namibia.
Heingob isserving as the third President of Namibia since 21 March 2015.
Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 2012 to 2015.
Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. He is also the current president of the ruling SWAPO Party since his election to the position in November 2017.
