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Ian Khama Wife: Is Ian Khama Married?

Ian Khama Wife: Is Ian Khama Married? – Ian Khama was born in Chertsey, Surrey, while his father was living in exile in the United Kingdom due to the colonial government’s and South Africa’s emerging apartheid regime’s opposition to his marriage to a white woman.

He is also the grandson of Sekgoma II (1869-1925), the Bamangwato people’s paramount chief, and the great-grandson of Khama III (1837-1923), their king. Kgosikgolo Sekgoma I, his great-great grandfather, was Chief of the Bamangwato people (1815–1885).

Ian Khama attended Waterford Kamhlaba High School, a United World College in Mbabane, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

He is a licensed pilot. During Sir Seretse Khama’s presidency in April 1977, Khama was appointed as a brigadier general at the age of 24, making him the Deputy Commander to late former Vice President Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe. He later served as the Commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) from 1989 until his retirement in 1998.

During this time, Khama received military honors such as the Founder Officer Medal for his service in the Botswana Defence Force when it was established in 1977, as well as the Duty Code Order for his devotion to duty.

Khama, the Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, announced on December 16, 1997, that he would step down on March 31, 1998. Because this coincided with President Quett Masire’s planned retirement, it fueled political speculation about Khama.

Khama was appointed Vice-President on April 1, 1998, when Vice-President Festus Mogae succeeded Masire as President. However, because Khama did not have a seat in the National Assembly, he could not take office as Vice-President right away.

In early July 1998, he easily won a by-election in Serowe North, receiving 2,986 votes to 86 for the opposition Botswana National Front candidate.

Mogae stepped down on April 1, 2008, as he had long promised, and Khama took over as President.

Khama stated during his inauguration ceremony in Gaborone that there would be policy continuity and no radical changes.

He immediately reshuffled his cabinet and named Mompati Merafhe, the former Foreign Minister, as the new Vice-President. Khama resigned as Chairman of the BDP after becoming President, and Daniel Kwelagobe was appointed in his place.

Khama was appointed to the presidency because of his position as Vice President, rather than being elected.

Khama was elected to the first of two terms as president of Botswana in the 2009 general election. Internal squabbling in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which was clearly divided into two major factions, the A-Team and the Barata Phati factions, dominated Khama’s election campaign.

Following the 2009 election, Motswaledi left the BDP to form his own political party, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). In 2014, Khama imposed a ban on elephant hunting.

Khama was re-elected to a second term in Botswana’s general election in 2014. His party received 46.45% of the vote and a majority of National Assembly seats.

Khama received an honorary doctorate in political science from Konkuk University in South Korea in 2015. Khama’s official title after receiving the degree was “His Excellency the President Lieutenant General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama”.

Mokgweetsi Masisi was sworn in as Botswana’s fifth president on April 1, 2018, succeeding Ian Khama and his ten-year presidency. 

Khama left the BDP to join the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a newly formed breakaway from the BDP, after several disagreements with Masisi, specifically criticizing Masisi for authoritarian tendencies. He campaigned for the BPF, which won three seats in the Serowe area in the 2019 general elections.

Ian Khama Wife: Is Ian Khama Married?

Ian Khama is not known to be married, however, he has been in several relationships. One of such relationship was the one he had with Dr. Nomsa Mbere who was a renowned social worker who had served as the Botswana Red Cross president

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