Samuel Hlongwane

Vice Admiral Mosiwa Samuel Hlongwane (born 6 July 1962, Frankfort, Free State) is a South African Navy officer, serving as the current Chief of the Navy.

Hlongwane joined the ANC and its Military wing Umkhonto We Sizwe in 1982 and was trained in Angola and the former USSR. In August 1986, he was selected to attend the Naval Course in Azerbaijan at the Caspian Naval Red Banner College. Following integration in 1994 he attended the Bridging and orientation courses at South African Naval College and Maritime Warfare School.

He served as Director: Naval Policy & Doctrine from 1 April 2008 as a Rear Admiral (Junior Grade)

He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Navy in 2011