Kalumbi Shangula (born 8 August 1948) is a Namibian doctor and politician from the SWAPO Party.

Shangula was born as third of ten children on 8 August in Etilyasa in what is today Omusati Region.

During the armed fight for Namibian independence Shangula rose to be chief of medical services at the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN).

He immediately assumed the position of minister of Health and Social Services, replacing Bernard Haufiku.

[5][6] As health minister, Shangula led Namibia's COVID-19 response, ordering a travel ban and partial lockdown in March 2020.