Raimar von Hase (born 12 March 1948) is a

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n farmer.

Career

Raimar von Hase began farming in 1975. He previously owned land in the

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near

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, where he bred

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, and other animal husbandry. This land was sold to the Namibian government in 2013. von Hase was the leader of the

Namibia Agricultural Union The Namibia Agricultural Union is a union of farmers in Namibia which represents commercial or non-subsistence farmers. The president of the NAU is Piet Gouws. Previous presidents include Raimar von Hase and Jan de Wet. The NAU is part of the Inter ...

, which represents Namibia's farmers nationally, from 2004 to 2012. He replaced

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, who had previously served since 1994. As leader of the NAU, von Hase adopted a conciliatory approach to national land reform, welcoming constitutional reforms.Bid to ease Omaheke farm tension
The Namibian, 27 September 2005 von Hase has also served as an honorary financial advisor to Namibian President

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References

1948 births Living people Namibian farmers White Namibian people Namibian people of German descent People from Hardap Region {{Namibia-bio-stub