Saara Kuugongelwa Net Worth

Background and career

Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since 21 March 2025. She served as the Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2025. She is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995. She served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2015. She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila holds an Hon. Doctorate in Public Finance and an MSc in Financial Economics. She was an economist at the Office of the President in 1995 and Director General of the National Planning Commission from 1995 to 2003.

On 21 March 2025, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia for five years and she is the first woman to lead Namibia's parliament.