Sinsy Nghipandua


Sinsy Ndeshi Bamba Nghipandua is a Namibian military officer who is currently serving as the Commander of the Namibian Navy. He was appointed the Commander of the Namibian Navy in 2017. Prior to that he served as Commander of Naval Operations with the rank of Rear Admiral.

Career

Exile

Admiral Ngipandua joined People's Liberation Army of Namibia underSWAPO in exile in 1978 as a 17 year old teenager and received military training in the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Cuba.

NDF career

Rear Admiral Nghipandua's career in the Namibian Defence Force started in 1990 as a captain after Namibia's independence when he was appointed as a Staff Officer 3 Military Intelligence Branch DHQ in the Namibian Army. In 1995 he attended the Naval Surface Warfare Course Brazil. In 2000 he was attached to the Brazilian Navy as a ship captain under instruction as an Executive Officer. Nghipandua became the first Namibian Ship Commanding Officer as he was appointed as captain of the Patrol Vessel NPV Oryx in 2002 with the rank of Commander. In 2005 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Base Capt P.N. Sacharia with the rank of Navy Captain. In 2009 he was appointed as the Commander Naval Operations with the rank of Rear Admiral.In 2017 he rose to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed as Navy Commander.

Qualifications

He also holds a: