Martha Mwadinomho yaKristian Nelumbu (born 7 August 1930) is the Ohamba (Queen) of the Oukwanyama,[1] a dynasty of the Ovambo people in northern Namibia. Queen Mwadinomho was born into the Oukwanyama royal family at Oifidi village in Angola on 7 August 1931. She is of the totem of the cattle.[2] She was crowned in November 2005, succeeding her cousin Kornelius Mwetupunga Shelungu. She is the first woman leader to head this traditional authority.
Queen Mwadinomho lives at the royal residence in Omhedi. Over the years she has given shelter to vulnerable children; As of 2023[update] there were over 60 of them in her homestead.[3]
^Ndeyanale, Eliaser; Vatileni, Eino (18 November 2021). "'Secret' dealings divide Oukwanyama kingdom". The Namibian. p. 6.
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^Haihambo, Taimi (8 December 2023). "Queen Mwadinomho: Mother to the motherless". New Era.
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