Air Commodore Paavo Elwin-Paul Kamanya is a Namibian military officer who is serving as Defence Attache to Sri Lanka.

He previously served as deputy Namibian Air Force commander.

During Namibia's deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo he also participated in the Second Congo War, flying resupply missions, including resupply to besieged Namibian and Zimbabwean troops at Ikela.

For his actions president Sam Nujoma awarded him the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia.

In the 2010s he was promoted to colonel and made deputy Air Force commander.