Lieutenant GeneralMartin Shalli is a former Namibian diplomat and military commander. In 2005, he was appointed as Namibia's High Commissioner to Zambia by President Sam Nujoma, but he was recalled in October 2006 by Nujoma's successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and appointed as Chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF). He replaced controversial NDF commander Solomon Huwala, and he was replaced as High Commissioner to Zambia by regional councillor Solomon Witbooi.
In July 2009, Shalli was suspended by President Pohamba due to "serious allegations of irregularities".[1] Without the alleged irregularities being proven, refuted, or even officially substantiated, Shalli retired with full military privileges in January 2011.[2]
Shalli joined SWAPO's military wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) in 1971 in exile and eventually was trained as an anti-aircraft artillery battalion commander in the Soviet Union before eventually becoming a PLAN platoon commander, he was then appointed to Detachment commander. Shalli was then promoted to the position of Chief of Air Defence at the North Eastern front, afterwards he was made Chief of Staff of the North Eastern Front.[3] By the end of the war he was the PLAN Chief of Operations.[4]
NDF
When PLAN merged into the military structure to help create independent Namibia's military, the Namibia Defence Force, Shalli was given the position of Policy and Operations Director with the rank of Brigadier General.[5] He was then promoted to Major General and appointed NDF Chief of Staff in 1995 replacing Major General Charles Namholo. Between 2000 and 2005 he was the Army Commander with the rank of Major General. In he was then appointed in 2005 to 2006 as the Namibian High Commissioner to Zambia. In 2006 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed to Chief of Defence Force, Namibian Defence Force. In 2009, Shalli was suspended from the NDF due to allegations of fraud. He allegedly had large amounts of money given to him by a company working in Namibia from the People's Republic of China from which the NDF bought equipment. Major General Peter Nambundunga was appointed to Act in position.[1] Prior to his suspension, Shalli earned three medals for his service, the Order of Eagle 2nd Class, the Omugulugwombashe Medal, and the Cross for Bravery in Silver. Despite the allegations, Shalli retired with full military privileges in January 2011.[2]
martin, shalli, lieutenant, general, former, namibian, diplomat, military, commander, 2005, appointed, namibia, high, commissioner, zambia, president, nujoma, recalled, october, 2006, nujoma, successor, hifikepunye, pohamba, appointed, chief, namibia, defence,. Lieutenant General Martin Shalli is a former Namibian diplomat and military commander In 2005 he was appointed as Namibia s High Commissioner to Zambia by President Sam Nujoma but he was recalled in October 2006 by Nujoma s successor Hifikepunye Pohamba and appointed as Chief of the Namibia Defence Force NDF He replaced controversial NDF commander Solomon Huwala and he was replaced as High Commissioner to Zambia by regional councillor Solomon Witbooi Martin ShalliBorn 1954 01 01 1 January 1954 age 68 Namibia then South West Africa South Africa Allegiance NamibiaService wbr branchPeople s Liberation Army of NamibiaNamibian ArmyYears of service1971 2012RankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldChief Of Defence Force 2006 2011 Namibian Army 2000 2005 Operations 1990 1995 Battles warsSouth African Border WarSecond Congo WarIn July 2009 Shalli was suspended by President Pohamba due to serious allegations of irregularities 1 Without the alleged irregularities being proven refuted or even officially substantiated Shalli retired with full military privileges in January 2011 2 Contents 1 Career 1 1 PLAN 1 2 NDF 2 Honours and Decorations 3 ReferencesCareer EditPLAN Edit Shalli joined SWAPO s military wing the People s Liberation Army of Namibia PLAN in 1971 in exile and eventually was trained as an anti aircraft artillery battalion commander in the Soviet Union before eventually becoming a PLAN platoon commander he was then appointed to Detachment commander Shalli was then promoted to the position of Chief of Air Defence at the North Eastern front afterwards he was made Chief of Staff of the North Eastern Front 3 By the end of the war he was the PLAN Chief of Operations 4 NDF Edit When PLAN merged into the military structure to help create independent Namibia s military the Namibia Defence Force Shalli was given the position of Policy and Operations Director with the rank of Brigadier General 5 He was then promoted to Major General and appointed NDF Chief of Staff in 1995 replacing Major General Charles Namholo Between 2000 and 2005 he was the Army Commander with the rank of Major General In he was then appointed in 2005 to 2006 as the Namibian High Commissioner to Zambia In 2006 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed to Chief of Defence Force Namibian Defence Force In 2009 Shalli was suspended from the NDF due to allegations of fraud He allegedly had large amounts of money given to him by a company working in Namibia from the People s Republic of China from which the NDF bought equipment Major General Peter Nambundunga was appointed to Act in position 1 Prior to his suspension Shalli earned three medals for his service the Order of Eagle 2nd Class the Omugulugwombashe Medal and the Cross for Bravery in Silver Despite the allegations Shalli retired with full military privileges in January 2011 2 Honours and Decorations EditOrder of Eagle 2nd Class Omugulugwombashe Medal NDF Commendation Medal Namibian Cross for bravery Gold Medal Namibian Cross for bravery Silver MedalMilitary officesPreceded bySolomon Huwala Chief of Defence Force2006 24 January 2011 Succeeded byEpaphras Denga NdaitwahPreceded bySolomon Huwala Commander Namibian Army2000 2005 Succeeded byPeter NambundungaPreceded byCharles Namoloh NDF Chief of Staff1995 2000 Succeeded byPeter NambundungaPreceded byVacant Director Policy and Operations1990 1995 Succeeded byUnknownReferences Edit a b Defence Chief Suspended New Era 23 July 2009 Archived July 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b Vries Da oud 21 January 2011 General Martin Shalli retires with honours The Namibian Archived from the original on 23 May 2012 Retrieved 21 January 2011 Shalli New NDF Chief The Namibian Shalli New NDF Chief New Era 23 October 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Shalli amp oldid 1110253474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
