10 African First Ladies who are (were) professional schoolteachers

Penehupifo ‘Penny’ Pohamba

She is Namibian educator and politician who was the second First Lady of Namibia while her husband, Hifikepunye Pohamba, was President of Namibia from 2005 to 2015. She was born in Okatale in Ohangwena Region, in the Constituency of Oshikango close to the borders of Angola. Pohamba attended her primary and secondary school at Odibo with Jeremiah.

Submitted By: Mweha Msemo

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