Matheus Alueendo

Major General Matheus Alueendo (born 1 January 1961) is a Namibian military officer who is the current Commander of the Namibian Army (NA). He was appointed the Commander of the Namibian Army on 31 July 2019.

Career
General Alueendo career in the Namibian Army began in July 1990 after being commissioned as a lieutenant. General Alueendo is a Military Intelligence officer who has served in various roles within the directorate including as Chief of Staff Defence Intelligence from November 2013. In September 2018 he was appointed as the Deputy Namibian Army Commander.

Qualifications

 * 2003: Post graduate military qualification ('psc'), Indian Defence Services Command and Staff Course.
 * 2003: Masters of Military Science Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies (MSc) Madras University, India.
 * 2009: Masters of Arts in Strategic and Security Studies (MASSS), University of Namibia.
 * 2014: Advance Military Diploma,Academy of General Staff, Russia.
 * 2016: Advance post graduate military qualification ('ndc') India National Defence College, India.
 * 2018: Masters of Philosophy Degree Strategic Studies, Madras University, India.

Military decorations

 * NDF Campaign Medal
 * NDF 10 years service medal
 * UN Peacekeeping Medal
 * UN Peacekeeping Medal
 * Namibian Army Pioneers medal in
 * Namibian Army 10-Years service medal
 * Namibian Army 20-Years service medal
 * NDF commendation medal