Abraham Iyambo

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Deputy Minister of the Fisheries and Marine Resources
In office
1995–1997
PresidentSam Nujoma
Personal details
Born(1961-02-02)2 February 1961
Oshana, South West Africa (now Namibia)
Died2 February 2013(2013-02-02) (aged 52)
London, England, UK
NationalityNamibian
Political party SWAPO
Children2
ResidenceWindhoek
Alma materUniversity of Surrey, (UK)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionFood scientist

Abraham Iyambo (2 February 1961 – 2 February 2013) was a

SWAPO Party and the chairperson of its think tank
.

Education

Iyambo was born at

Food Science from University of Surrey, from where he graduated from in 1990. From 1991 to 1994, he continued at Surrey, studying towards a PhD, which he received in 1994.[2]

Career

In 1994, Iyambo worked as a consultant for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the work of the Ministry of Agriculture.[3] He also worked as GTZ consultant for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and for the Ministry of Education.

Iyambo was a member of both the

SWAPO Party and the chairperson of its think tank.[4] In 1995 he became a member of parliament and was appointed as deputy minister of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources for a period of two years.[2] In 1997 he was promoted to Minister by president Sam Nujoma,[2] a position he held for 12 years until March 2010. In March 2010 he was appointed Minister of Education by president Hifikepunye Pohamba.[5]

Iyambo was Namibia's commissioner-general for Expo 1998 held in Lisbon, Portugal. He was the chairman of SADC ministers responsible for fisheries from 1997 to 1999. Iyambo was a member of the International Task Force responsible for the fight of global Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). In 2001, he was co-chairperson for the Reykjavik Declaration of the Ecosystem Fisheries Management.[6]

Death and legacy

Iyambo had health problems related to high blood pressure for a number of years. He died from a stroke on his 52nd birthday while on business travel in

state burial where a 17-gun salute was fired. Iyambo is interred at Windhoek's Gammams Cemetery.[9]

Abraham Iyambo received a number of awards for his work, among them the

Aquaculturist of the Year 2009, awarded by the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa, the Margarita Lizárraga Medal for 2008/2009, awarded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Kungsfenan Swedish Seafood Award.[6]

In Namibia he was known for being a workaholic

pre-primary education at state schools.[1] His request to "deliver, deliver, and deliver" became a popular slogan for educators and learners alike. One year after his death government renamed Oshikunde Senior Secondary School in the Ohangwena Region into Dr Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Immanuel, Shinovene (11 February 2013). "Minister Iyambo laid to rest". The Namibian.
  2. ^ a b c Abraham Iyambo Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia's Institute for Democracy
  3. ^ "Iyambo Abraham (Deceased)". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Ministry Mourns the Death of Dr.Iyambo". Ministry of Education Namibia. 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ Inambao, Chrispin (23 March 2010). "Few changes as ministers appointed". New Era. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b DR. Abraham Iyambo Profile Retrieved 2 March 2013
  7. ^ Immanuel, Shinovene (4 February 2013). "Minister Iyambo dies abroad". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  8. ^ Haufiku, Mathias (5 March 2013). "R.I.P.… Kavango governor passes on". New Era (Namibia). Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Nation bids farewell to Dr Fish". Informanté. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ^ Paulus, Paulus (4 February 2013). "Namibia mourns the untimely demise of Hon Dr. Iyambo, Minister of Education of the Republic of Namibia". New Era. German embassy in Namibia.
  11. ^ Kaumbi, Uazuva (8 February 2013). "Why, Oh Lord, Why?". Windhoek Observer. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Dr Abraham Iyambo SSS learners excited about their new facilities". New Era. 24 September 2014.
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