Henry Isak Amalovu Katali (born 5 January 1958 in
Eunda,
Omusati Region) is a
Namibian politician.
From 1988 to 1990, Katali studied for a bachelor's degree with honours at the
University of Bristol in the
United Kingdom. From 2001, Katali completed a master's degree from the
University of the Western Cape outside of
Cape Town in
South Africa.
[Isak Katali]
at the Namibia Institute for Democracy
A member of
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
, Katali worked as an educator, both as a teacher and in administration around
Ondangwa
Ondangwa (earlier spelling ''Ondangua'') is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became ...
from 1987 to 2000. From 1990 to 1995, Katali worked as the regional secretary for the
Namibia National Teachers Union
The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is one of three national trade union centers in Namibia. It was established in 1970 and is affiliated with SWAPO, Namibia's ruling political party.
History
NUNW was originally established as a gene ...
(NANTU).
[
In 2000, he was selected by president Sam Nujoma as one of six appointed but non-voting member to the National Assembly of Namibia and immediately became deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement. He was elected on the SWAPO party list in 2004 and subsequently re-appointed to the cabinet of ]Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1936) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO, and was ...
.[ In 2008 he was moved to deputise the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, and in 2010 he was promoted to Minister of Mines and Energy.][ He served in that position until 2015.
]
References
1958 births
Living people
People from Omusati Region
Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
Namibian expatriates in South Africa
Namibian expatriates in the United Kingdom
University of the Western Cape alumni
Alumni of the University of Bristol
SWAPO politicians
Mines and energy ministers of Namibia
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