Matheus Alueendo

Matheus Alueendo
Matheus Alueendo
Born	4 March 1961; Oniipa, Namibia ; (then South-West Africa, South Africa)
Allegiance	Namibia
Service/branch	Namibian Army
Years of service	1978-Present
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Army Commander(2019-)[1]; Defence Intelligence(2013-2018);
Battles/wars	Namibian War of Independence
Awards

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]

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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[1] ttp://www.mod.gov.na/change-at-ah

[2] ttp://www.mod.gov.na/ac-speech

[3] ttps://www.lelamobile.com/content/81207/Alueendo-takes-over-Shalauda-retires-as-Army-Commander/

[4] ttp://nampa.org/index.php?model=feature&function=display&id=153710

[5] ttps://www.namibian.com.na/81616/read/Alueendo-takes-over-as-army-commander

[6] ttp://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/286599/Biograph+of+Maj+Gen+Alueendo.pdf/5c488dda-362f-4ca5-99bd-c3e2cb2d2251