Matheus Alueendo

Major General Matheus Alueendo ( born in 04 March 1961) is a Namibian military officer who is the current Commander of the Namibian Army (NA). He was appointed the Commander of the Namibian Army on 31 July 2019.[2][3][4][5]

Matheus Alueendo
Born (1961-03-04) 4 March 1961
Oniipa, Namibia
(then South-West Africa, South Africa)
Allegiance Namibia
Service/branchNamibian Army
Years of service1978-Present
Rank Major General
Commands held
  • Army Commander(2019-)[1]
  • Defence Intelligence(2013-2018)
Battles/warsNamibian War of Independence
Awards

Career

General Alueendo military career began in 1978 when he joined PLAN in exile participating in the liberation struggle, he was repatriated to Namibia under the UNTAG programme and began his career in the Namibian Army in July 1990 after being commissioned as a lieutenant and rose through the ranks, in 2003 he attended the Senior Command and Staff Course at the Defence Services Staff College in India, with the Defence Services Staff College being affiliated to the Madras University he also enrolled for the Masters of Military Science degree Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies whilst doing his senior staff course and graduated both the 'psc' and the Masters degree programme that year. In 2009 as a Lieutenant Colonel he completed his second Masters Degree in Strategic and Security Studies (MASSS) from the University of Namibia. In the year 2010 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed as a Senior Staff Officer in the Defence Intelligence Directorate. During the year 2014 he attended a Advanced Military Diploma Course at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia in Russia. In 2016 he attended the Advance post graduate military qualification 'ndc' programme at the National Defence College (India) whilst at the same time he also enrolled for the M.Phil. degree in 'Defence and Strategic Studies at the Madras University completing the 'ndc' programme in 2016 and the M.Phil. programme in 2018. He was promoted to Brigadier General in November 2013 and appointed as Chief of Staff Defence Intelligence. In September 2018 he was appointed as the Deputy Namibian Army Commander.

Qualifications

  • 2003: Post graduate military qualification ('psc'), Indian Defence Services Command and Staff Course.
  • 2003: Masters of Military Science Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies (MSc) Madras University, India.
  • 2009: Masters of Arts in Strategic and Security Studies (MASSS), University of Namibia.
  • 2014: Advance Military Diploma,Academy of General Staff, Russia.
  • 2016: Advance post graduate military qualification ('ndc') National Defence College (India).
  • 2018: Masters of Philosophy Degree Strategic Studies, Madras University, India.

Honours and Decorations

  • NDF Campaign Medal
  • NDF 10 years service medal
  • UNMIL Peacekeeping medal[6]
  • UNMIL Peacekeeping medal
  • Namibian Army Pioneer Medal
  • Army Ten Years Service Medal
  • Army Twenty Years Service Medal
  • NDF Commendation Medal

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Nestor Shali Shalauda
Commander of the Namibian Army
2019-
Incumbent


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