Dr Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 29 October 1952), nicknamed NNN,[1][2] is a Namibian politician who became president-elect of Namibia after winning the presidential election on 3 December 2024.

She soon became the leader of SWAPO's Youth Movement organisation, fighting to end South Africa's occupation.

She worked at the SWAPO headquarters in Lusaka from 1973 to 1975 and attended a course at the Lenin Higher Komsomol School in the Soviet Union from 1975 until 1976.

She was a member of the SWAPO central committee from 1976 to 1986 and the Namibian National Women's Organisation (NANAWO) president from 1991 to 1994.

She was deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from 1990 to 1996 and first gained ministerial status in 1996 as director-general of Women's Affairs in the Office of the President, where she served until 2000.

[9][13] In March 2023, President Geingob named Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as SWAPO's presidential candidate in the 2024 Namibian general election.

[15] [16] On 3 December 2024, she was officially declared the president-elect of the Republic of Namibia, making her the first woman to hold the position.

[19] Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is married to Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, former Chief of the Namibian Defence Force.