| Kundi Paihama | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament |
| Term Start: | 2018 |
| Term End: | 2020 |
| Office1: | Provincial Commissioner of Cunene |
| Term Start1: | 1976 |
| Term End1: | 1979 |
| Predecessor1: | Position established |
| Successor1: | Capt Ary da Costa |
| Office2: | Minister of State Security |
| Term Start2: | 1980 |
| Term End2: | 1981 |
| Predecessor2: | Lourenço Ferreira Diandengue |
| Successor2: | J.M. Paulo Dino Matross |
| Office3: | Provincial Commissioner of Benguela |
| Term Start3: | 1981 |
| Term End3: | 1986 |
| Predecessor3: | J.M. Paulo Dino Matross |
| Successor3: | João Lourenço |
| Office4: | Minister of State for Inspection and State Control |
| Term Start4: | 1986 |
| Term End4: | 1991 |
| Predecessor4: | n/a |
| Successor4: | n/a |
| Office5: | Governor of Luanda |
| Term Start5: | 1991 |
| Term End5: | 1993 |
| Predecessor5: | Luís Gonzaga Wawuty |
| Successor5: | Rui Óscar de Carvalho |
| Office6: | Governor of Huila |
| Term Start6: | 1995 |
| Term End6: | 1999 |
| Predecessor6: | Dumilde Rangel |
| Successor6: | Ramos da Cruz |
| Office7: | Minister of Defense |
| Term Start7: | 2002 |
| Term End7: | 2010 |
| Predecessor7: | Gen. Pedro Sebastião |
| Successor7: | Cândido Van-Dúnem |
| Office8: | Minister of Anti-Colonial Fighters and War Veterans |
| Term Start8: | 2012 |
| Term End8: | 2014 |
| Predecessor8: | Pedro J. Van-Dúnem |
| Successor8: | Cândido Van-Dúnem |
| Office9: | Governor of Huambo |
| Term Start9: | 2014 |
| Term End9: | 2016 |
| Predecessor9: | João B. Kussumua |
| Successor9: | António Didalelwa |
| Office10: | Governor of Cunene |
| Term Start10: | 2016 |
| Term End10: | 2018 |
| Predecessor10: | António Didalelwa |
| Successor10: | Vigílio Tyova |
| Birth Name: | Kundi Paihama |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Quipungo, Huíla, Overseas Province of Angola, Portugal |
| Death Place: | Luanda |
| Party: | MPLA |
Kundi Paihama (9 December 1944 – 24 July 2020) was an Angolan politician who served as Angola's Minister of Defense from 2002 to 2010.[1] He served subsequently as Minister for War Veterans.
Paihama was the 18th candidate on the national list of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the September 2008 parliamentary election.[2] [3] He won a seat in this election, in which the MPLA won an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.[3]
Kundi Paihama owned 33.15% of the shares of the Banco Angolano de Negócios e Comércio.[4]
Paihama died in a private hospital in Luanda.[5]
Paihama was sometimes a controversial figure in Angola's ruling party, the MPLA, with a few famous quotes including: "Não percam tempo a escutar as mensagens de promessas de certos políticos, trabalhem para ser ricos" (do not waste your time listening to the promises of certain politicians, work hard and get rich" and “Durmo bem, como bem e o que restar no meu prato dou aos meus cães e não aos pobres” (I sleep and eat well, my leftovers go to my dogs, not the destitute).[6]