14 Facts About Utoni Nujoma

Utoni Daniel Nujoma was born on 8 September 1952 and is a Namibian politician who has served as Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation since March 2020.

Utoni Nujoma has served in various government ministerial positions in the government since 2010.

Utoni Nujoma is the first-born son of Namibia's founding President Sam Nujoma, who was in office as president from 1990 to 2005, and Kovambo Nujoma, the former First Lady of Namibia.

On 11 April 2024, Utoni Nujoma was embroiled in a dispute over a family house in Windhoek.

Nujoma was born in Windhoeks Old Location and raised by his mother Kovambo, as his father, SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma left for exile when Utoni was eight years old.

Utoni Nujoma attended Rhenish Missionary School in Windhoek and later the Augustineum but was expelled in 1972 due to his political activity.

In 1974, Utoni Nujoma was sent to the Soviet Union to receive training in guerrilla warfare.

In 1986, Utoni Nujoma was sent to Cuba for studies in political science; he returned home to South-West Africa in 1988.

Utoni Nujoma served as deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Justice between 1992 and 1997.

Utoni Nujoma was first elected to the central committee of SWAPO at the party's August 2002 congress, receiving 316 votes and placing 22nd out of the 57 members elected.

Utoni Nujoma has served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia and became Deputy Minister of Justice in 2004.

Utoni Nujoma received the second highest number of votes in the election for members of the central committee at SWAPO's November 2007 congress.

Utoni Nujoma was promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2010.

Utoni Nujoma was appointed as Minister of Land Reform by President Hage Geingob in March 2015.