Ben Amathila (born 1 October 1938 in Walvis Bay)[1] is a retired Namibian politician.
Amathila served in the government of Namibia with SWAPO from independence in 1990 until his retirement in April 2007.
Amathila began working towards Namibian independence in 1959 with the forerunner to SWAPO, the Ovamboland People's Organization.
Shortly afterwards, Amathila became SWAPO's representative in Scandinavia then the movement's Secretary for Economics in Lusaka than Luanda.
Amathila was educated at the Augustineum Training College, Okahandja (1954 – 1958); then Rhenish Missionary School, Tsumeb (1954); .