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Hage Geingob

Politician

Hage Geingob is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Geingob Hage · Hage Geingob · Hage Gottfried Geingob · Χάγκε Γκέινγκομπ · Хаге Гейнгоб · 9 more...				[sources]
Other name	Geingob, Hage · Gottfried Hage Geingob · Hage Geingob · Hage Gottfried Geingob · Χάγκε Γκέινγκομπ · 11 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ヘイジ・ガインゴブ · 根哥布				[sources]
Birth date	1941-08-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Otjiwarongo				[sources]
Death date	2024-02-04				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
First name	Gottfried · Hage				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Geingob				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1568274				[sources]
Position	Minister of Trade and Industry (2008-2012) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · President of SWAPO (2017-2024) · President of the Republic of Namibia (2015-2024) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Augustineum · Fordham University (-1970) · Temple University · The New School (-1974) · The New School for Social Research · 1 more...				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-02-06

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Monica Geingos Politician	spouse	2015	2024-02-04

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of SWAPO	2017-11-26	2024-02-04
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia	1990-03-21	2002-08-28
Member of the National Assembly	2010-03-19	2015-03-19
President of the Republic of Namibia	2015-03-21	2024-02-04
Member of the National Assembly	2005-03-20	2010-03-19
Minister of Trade and Industry	2008-04-08	2012-12-04
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia	2012-12-04	2015-03-20

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