Joseph Obgeb Jimmy

Joseph Obgeb Jimmy (1951 – 2 February 2004) was a Namibian diplomat. Jimmy was born in Windhoek's Old Location in 1951 and witnessed the forced removal of residents in December 1959 to the new suburb of Katutura.

Joseph Obgeb Jimmy
Namibian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe
In office
1993–1996
PresidentSam Nujoma
Personal details
Born1951
Lüderitz
Died2 February 2004(2004-02-02) (aged 53)
Windhoek
NationalityNamibian
Children7
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam
ProfessionDiplomat

Jimmy attended St. Peters Primary School in Lüderitz and completed his primary education at the Damara-Nama High School in Windhoek. He graduated from the Augustineum High School in Windhoek. He then went into exile to join the Namibian War of Independence. He received military training at Oshatotwa in western Zambia, worked for SWAPO's radio program Voice of Namibia in Lusaka, and studied International Law at the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania.[1]

After Namibian independence he was the first High Commissioner of Namibia to Zimbabwe from 1993 to 1996, whereafter he occupied a prominent position in the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his death on 2 February 2004.[2]

References
  1. Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, J". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. Mvula ya Nangolo: Joseph Jimmy: freedom fighter and bridge builder The Namibian, 6 February 2004
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