Councillor Queen Omagano Kamati is a dedicated public servant and accomplished leader with a strong track record in local governance, political organisation, and community development. She was born in Omukondo village in the Okahao Constituency of the Omusati Region and raised in Ogongo Agricultural Colleage and Oshakati West in northern Namibia.

 

She joined the Municipal Council of Windhoek in December 2020 representating the SWAPO Party. Following the Regional and Local Authority Elections held on 26 November 2025, she was re-elected for a second term and officially inaugurated on 5 December 2025. She served as Mayor of Windhoek for the year 2024 and currently serves as a member of the Council’s Management Committee.

 

Councillor Kamati’s political career began in 2006 when she joined the SWAPO Party and its Youth League (SPYL). She has since held various leadership roles within the Khomas Region, including Section Chairperson and Branch Secretary for Kameeta No. 2, Shikolonya Branch (Soweto) from 2010 to 2012. Between 2013 and 2016, she served as SPYL Branch and District Secretary for Information, Publicity, and Mobilisation in the John Pandeni District.

 

Since 2017, she has been serving as the SPYL Regional Secretary for Information, Publicity, and Mobilisation in the Khomas Region. During this period, she was also actively involved in student leadership at the then Polytechnic of Namibia through the SPYL Special Branch and served on the Khomas Regional Executive Committee.

 

In 2018, Councillor Kamati further expanded her leadership portfolio by representing the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) in the John Pandeni District, where she served on the District Executive Committee, advocating for workers’ interests. In August 2022, she assumed the role of Regional Information and Mobilisation Officer for the SWAPO Party in the Khomas Region, as a candidate of the NUNW.

 

She has also contributed to national heritage initiatives, serving as Coordinator for the 89th, 90th, and 94th birthday celebrations of Namibia’s Founding President, H.E. Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, under the Sam Nujoma Foundation.

 

Councillor Kamati holds a Bachelor of Business Management Honours, a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, and a Diploma in Marketing and Sales from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). She has also obtained a certificate in Compliance Management from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management from Stellenbosch Business School.

 

Prior to her tenure in public office, she contributed to the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), where she worked in Marketing and Corporate Communications as well as in the Credit Risk Department. She later served as Personal Assistant to the former Deputy Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation.