Major General Nestor Shali Shalauda is a retired Namibian military officer who served as commander of the Namibian Army (NA).

Major General Shalauda went into exile in 1974 and underwent basic infantry training Oshatotwa, Zambia in 1975 under the People's Liberation Army of Namibia.

[2] At Independence he was inducted into the Namibian Defence Force as a lieutenant and appointed as a platoon leader.

In 2004 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as a regimental commanding officer.

In 2011 he was promoted to colonel and appointed as a 2IC of 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade.