Martin Andjaba | |
Office: | Ambassador to Germany |
Primeminister: | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
President: | Hage Geingob |
Term Start: | 2021 |
Office1: | Acting minister of Education, Arts and Culture |
Term Start1: | 10 July 2019 |
Term End1: | 20 March 2020 |
Primeminister1: | Saara Kuugongelwa |
President1: | Hage Geingob |
Predecessor1: | Katrina Hanse-Himarwa |
Successor1: | Anna Nghipondoka |
Office2: | Minister of Presidential Affairs |
Primeminister2: | Saara Kuugongelwa |
President2: | Hage Geingob |
Term Start2: | April 2018 |
Term End2: | 9 July 2019 |
Predecessor2: | Immanuel Ngatjizeko |
Office3: | Ambassador to the United States of America |
Primeminister3: | Nahas Angula Hage Geingob Saara Kuugongelwa |
President3: | Hifikepunye Pohamba Hage Geingob |
Term Start3: | 2010 |
Term End3: | April 2018 |
Predecessor3: | Patrick Nandago |
Office4: | Permanent representative to the United Nations |
Primeminister4: | Hage Geingob Theo-Ben Gurirab Nahas Angula |
President4: | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba |
Term Start4: | 4 September 1996 |
Term End4: | 2010 |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1957 |
Birth Place: | Onhokolo |
Party: | SWAPO |
Profession: | Diplomat, politician |
Martin Andjaba (born 17 December 1957 in Onhokolo) is a Namibian diplomat and politician. Namibia's ambassador to Germany.
Andjaba served as the Namibian government's Chief of Protocol since 1990. He became Permanent representative to the United Nations on 4 September 1996.[1] During Namibia's two-year tenure on the United Nations Security Council, Andjaba served as President of the Security Council in August 1999[2] and October 2000.[3] He also led a UN delegation to East Timor.
In 2010 Andjaba was appointed ambassador to the United States of America.[4] He held this position until April 2018 when he was appointed Minister of Presidential Affairs. In July 2019, with the next parliamentary election only months away, Andjaba became acting minister of Education, Arts and Culture, replacing Katrina Hanse-Himarwa.[5] In March 2020, Anna Nghipondoka took over this portfolio.[6] Andjaba was appointed ambassador to Germany at the end of that year.[7]
Andjaba was conferred the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia: Second Class on Heroes' Day 2014.[8]