Major General Ben Uuyamba Kadhila is a retired Namibian military officer whose last appointment was as Chief Joint Operations of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). He served as the first Commander of the Namibian Special Forces, and retired in July 2018.
Ben Uuyamba Kadhila | |
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| Born | 1 June 1958 Namibia (then South-West Africa, South Africa) |
| Allegiance |  Namibia |
| Service | Namibian Army |
| Rank |  Major General |
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| Battles / wars | Namibian War of Independence |
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PLAN career
editDuring the Cuito Cuanavale battles Kadhila was the commander of PLAN'S Tiger battalion attached to FAPLA and Cuban forces.[2] He also served as the Chief of Staff PLAN eighth Battalion.[2]
NDF career
editMajor General Kadhila[3] was inducted into the NDF in 1990 with the rank of captain. He progressed through various ranks until he was promoted to colonel and appointed as senior staff officer current operations.[4] He was the first contingent commander of Namibian forces deployed to the DRC under operation Atlantic as from 1998 to 2001. In 2005 as a colonel, Kadhila attended the Kenya National Defence College, after which he joined the Special Forces earning his parachute jump wings and appointed as commander Special Forces. He was promoted to brigadier general and appointed as deputy joint operations chief. His last appointment was as chief of staff Joint Operations[5]
Retirement
editAfter retirement General Kadhila was appointed as managing director of Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik.
Qualifications
edit- 2005 NDC - Kenya[6]
- psc qualification - Zimbabwe
Honours and decorations
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Namibian Army Pioneer Medal.[1]
NDF Commendation Medal- Grand Command of the Most Excellent Order of Namibia 2nd Class
Army Ten Years Medal
Army Twenty Years Service Medal
Proficiency and Qualification Badges
edit- Parachute Wings(Static line)
- Special Forces Operator Badge
References
edit- ^ a b "Gen kadhila - GRN Portal". Mod.gov.na. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ a b Hellao, Wilbard (2014). The Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 435 (1978) on the Independence of Namibia: the Impact of Leverage in the Mediation Process (MA thesis). University of Pretoria. hdl:2263/46064.
- ^ "Visit By Namibia Defence Forces". www.mod.go.ke. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25.
- ^ Ndawedapo, E (July 2018). "Mag Gen Kadhila retires". NDF Journal. 6: 14.
- ^ "SADC prepares for joint military exercise".
- ^ "2005". Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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