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Sem Sheehama Negumbo

Sem Sheehama Negumbo was born February 26, 1978, in Oshakati West in Oshana Region of the northern Namibia culturally known as Owamboland. His name, Sheehama, means "excruciating," (painful) and in fact Sheehama was born during Namibia's period of South African Colonial apartheid Regime ruling Namibia, during the Painful of the liberation struggle of Namibia.

He is Ovambo, a member of the largest ethnic group in Namibia, today comprising approximately 65 percent of the population and his father is one of the grand-grandsons from the loyal family of seventeenth King Negumbo lya Kandenge of Uukwambi (1875-1907) the uncle of King Iipumbu ya Tshilongo who succeeded him as Uukwambi’s King.

As a child Sheehama attended his Junior Primary School at Oshakati, and then moved to Okatana Senior Primary School one of the few Catholic schools in the north, which was established by Finnish missionaries, he finish his high school at Mweshipandeka High School in Ongwediva Oshana region.

In year 1999, soon after High School he joined the Namibian Defence Force, trained as infantry soldier and special guard force in China. He is one the youngest decorated soldiers with the commendation of Mandume ya Ndefayo Operation, he hold various certificates in ICT, Environmental Education from Polytechnic of Namibia and currently working as a Personal Assistant to the Chief of Staff Operations, Plans & Training in Ministry of Defence Head Quarters Windhoek and doing his Bachelor of Transport Management at Polytechnic of Namibia.

See also

Namibia Defence Force journal

References

1. Ndonga Anthology; Chronology of Namibian History, 2003 (Dierks) http://www.klausdierks.com/Biographies/Biographies_I.htm