Nestor Shali Shalauda
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Born | Okalongo, Namibia | 6 January 1958
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Service/ | Namibian Army |
Years of service | 1975-2019 |
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Major General Nestor Shali Shalauda is a retired Namibian military officer who served as commander of the Namibian Army (NA). He was appointed the commander of the Namibian Army in July 2017[1] until his retirement on 31 July 2019.
Career
[edit]Major General Shalauda went into exile in 1974 and underwent basic infantry training Oshatotwa, Zambia in 1975 under the People's Liberation Army of Namibia.[2] At Independence he was inducted into the Namibian Defence Force as a lieutenant and appointed as a platoon leader. In 1992 he was promoted to captain and appointed as a battery commander, in 1998 he was promoted to major and appointed as a regimental second in command. In 2004 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as a regimental commanding officer. In 2011 he was promoted to colonel and appointed as a 2IC of 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade. In 2014 he was promoted to brigadier general and appointed as general officer commanding 4 Artillery Brigade. In 2015 he was appointed as Deputy Army Commander.
Honours and decorations
[edit]Namibian Army Pioneer Medal
Army Ten Years Service Medal
NDF Campaign Medal
Army Twenty Years Service Medal
- Army Commendation Medal