Notable People Affiliated With The United Nations Institute For Namibia
- Hugh Africa, Instructor at the Institute; South African academic
- Martti Ahtisaari, member of the Senate of UNIN from 1975 to 1976; Finnish politician and diplomat
- Hage Geingob, Founding director from 1975–89, Prime Minister of Namibia from independence until 1999
- Petrus Damaseb, High Court Judge, CAF and FIFA official
- Kalla Gertze, student and future Congress of Democrats MP
- Tsudao Gurirab, earned diploma in Management and Development Studies in 1982, future Congress of Democrats MP
- Hidipo Hamutenya, founding member, Deputy Director and Head of the History and Political Science Department from 1976 to 1981; founding member of opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)
- Albert Kawana, earned diploma in Management and Development Studies in 1979, future SWAPO MP and prominent cabinet member beginning in 2000
- Nangula Mbako, obtained a Diploma in Development Studies and Management in 1986; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia since April 2000
- Ngarikutuke Tjiriange, assistant professor from 1977–82; Minister for Veteran's Affairs of Namibia
- Abdelrahim Elshayeb, social science lecturer at the educational department from 1984 to 1990. Mr. Elshayeb was assigned to the institute by the Egyptian government.
- Inge Zaamwani, 1981 graduate in development studies, managing director of Namdeb mining venture since 1999.
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