Sacky Shanghala

Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena 'Sacky' Shanghala (born 13 June 1977) is a Namibian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 8 February 2018 until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot scandal. He previously also served as Attorney General of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. Shanghala is a former chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission which he chaired between 2010 and 2015.[1][2]

Sacky Shanghala
Minister of Justice
In office
28 February 2018 – 13 November 2019
Preceded byAlbert Kawana
Succeeded byFrans Kapofi (acting)
Attorney General of Namibia
In office
21 March 2015 – 28 February 2018
Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission
In office
9 November 2010 – 21 March 2015
Preceded byUtoni Nujoma
Succeeded byYvonne Dausab
Personal details
Born
Sakeus Shanghala

(1977-06-13) 13 June 1977
Onandjokwe, Oshikoto Region
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
ResidenceWindhoek
Alma materUniversity of Namibia
OccupationLawyer
Nickname(s)Sacky

Early life

Shanghala is the son of retired ELCIN bishop Josephat Kashindi Shanghala. Before completing his high school education at the Oshigambo High School, he got his basic education at International Primary School in Ongwediva. He studied at University of Namibia, where he graduated with B Juris and LLB degrees in 1998 and 2000 respectively.[3]

Political career

Shanghala worked as the special advisor to the Attorney General since late 2001, he also worked as an aide to the then-Prime Minister Hage Geingob for three years. Shanghala is a member of the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). He has been a Member of Parliament after he placed 47th on the SWAPO Central Committee in 2012.

In November 2019 he was forced to resign over allegations that he took bribes in exchange for providing fishing quotas to the Icelandic fishing company Samherji.[4][5] He was subsequently arrested on these charges, along with the former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau.[6]

References
  1. "Your MP: Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena Shanghala (Swapo party)". New Era. 13 June 2016.
  2. https://neweralive.com.na/posts/shanghala-amupanda-showdown-off | Shanghala, Amupanda showdown off - New Era Live
  3. Menges, Werner (24 November 2010). "Shanghala becomes law reform chief". The Namibian.
  4. Reuters (2019-11-13). "Two Namibian Ministers Resign Over Bribery Scandal Involving Icelandic Fishing Firm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. Iileka, Sakeus (14 November 2019). "Disgraced ministers resign". The Namibian. p. 1.
  6. "Namibia arrests former justice minister in fishing scandal". Reuters. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-27.


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