Abraham Iyambo
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The Honourable Abraham Iyambo |
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| Minister of Education | |
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In office 21 March 2010 – 2 February 2013 |
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| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Minister of the Fisheries and Marine Resources | |
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In office 1997 – 21 March 2010 |
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| President |
Sam Nujoma, Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Esau |
| Deputy Minister of the Fisheries and Marine Resources | |
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In office 1995–1997 |
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| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 February 1961 South West Africa |
| Died | 2 February 2013 London |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party |
 SWAPO
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| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Windhoek |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey, (UK) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Food scientist |
Abraham Iyambo (2 February 1961 – 2 February 2013) was a Namibian politician. Iyambo was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995, serving as Minister of Fisheries from 1997 to 2010 and as Minister of Education from 2010 to 2013. Iyambo was a member of both the Central Committee and Political Bureau of the SWAPO Party and the chairperson of its Think Tank.
Iyambo was born at Oniimwandi in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, as the fourth of ten children of Helena Gabriel and Agapitus Iyambo. He attended Okata Primary School at his birth village, and Canisianum Roman Catholic Private School at Outapi for secondary education. He then went into exile and studied Food Chemistry for four years (1982–1985) in Havana, Cuba. In 1985, he left for the United Kingdom, where he took an access course in food studies at South London College. Upon completion of the access course, he began studying towards his BSc in Food Science from University of Surrey, from where he graduated from in 1990. From 1991 to 1994 he continued at Surrey, studying towards a Ph.D., which he received in 1994.
In 1994 Iyambo worked as a consultant for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the work of the Ministry of Agriculture. He also worked as GTZ consultant for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and for the Ministry of Education. In 1995 he became a Member of Parliament and was appointed as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources for a period of two years. In 1997 he was appointed the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources by President Sam Nujoma, a position he held for 12 years until March 2010. In March 2010 he was appointed the Minister of Education by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.
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