Helena Amutenya
Namibian military officer
About Helena Amutenya
Born 1984.
Brigadier General Helena Amutenya is a Namibian military officer who is serving as the Director, Defence Legal Services. She was then appointed chief legal officer in 2009. In 2014, she was promoted to colonel. In 2018, she was appointed as the head of Defence Legal Services although retaining her colonel rank. In November 2021, she was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, becoming only the fourth female general officer in the Namibian Defence Force.
Qualifications She received her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Namibia in 2006 and her Master of Laws (LLM) from Stellenbosch University in 2013. Graduated Cum Laude Masters in Security & Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in the People’s Republic of China in 2025.
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Helena Amutenya was born in 1984.
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