Ralph Ndabambi

Rear Admiral (junior grade) Ralph Ndabambi is a retired South African naval officer.

Ralph Stoto Ndabambi
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Navy
Years of service1997 - 2016
RankRear Admiral (junior grade)
Commands held
  • Director Naval Reserves
  • Director Fleet Human Resources

He joined the armed wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1981 in Angola and was later selected to undergo naval training at Kirov College in the USSR. He returned to Tanzania in 1991 and became involved in negotiations between the ANC and the South African Government.[1]

He joined the South African Navy in 1994. In 2005 he was promoted to Rear Admiral (junior grade) and appointed Director Naval Transformation. In 2006 he moved to Beijing as Defence Attache.[1] He was appointed Director Fleet Human Resources from 1 December 2009[2] before being appointed as Director Naval Reserves in January 2012.[1]

References
  1. "One of the first MK recruits broke new ground". Navy News. Vol. 35 (6 ed.). 2016. p. 7.
  2. "APPOINTMENTS AND/OR PROMOTIONS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL/REAR ADMIRAL (JG) IN THE SANDF:2008/2009" (PDF). South African National Defence Force. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.


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