Lazarus Hangula has been the

vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

of the

University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the follow ...

,from 2004 to 2018. He replaced

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, who left to become an ambassador for Namibia. Hangula earned his M.A. and Ph.D. (both ''

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'') from the

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. Before his appointment as vice-chancellor he served in various other roles at UNAM, among them Pro vice-chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research. Hangula was a member of Namibia's ''Delimitation Commission'', a body advising on the country's administrative division. Hangula was conferred the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia: Second Class on

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2014.

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*http://www.unam.na/about_unam/vc_message.html Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academic staff of the University of Namibia Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni Namibian expatriates in Germany {{Namibia-bio-stub