I an Khama is a Batswana politician who has been the President of Botswana since 2008. He is also the de facto Paramount Chief of the Bamangwato tribe. He entered politics after serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force. He served as Vice-President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, then succeeded Festus Mogae as President on 1 April 2008.
Ian Khama is a second child of Lady Ruth Khama and Sir Seretse Khama who was the country's foremost independence leader and president from 1966 to 1980. He was born on 27 February 1953, in Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom during the period in which his father was exiled to the United Kingdom due to the opposition by the colonial government and the emergent apartheid regime in South Africa. His mother, Lady Ruth Khama was a British.
Ian Khama is also the grandson of Sekgoma II (1869 - 1925), who was the paramount chief of the Bamangwato people, and the great-grandson of Khama III (1837 - 1923). their King, and the great-great grandson of Kgosikgolo Sekgoma I, the Chief of the Bamangwato people (1815 - 1885).
Ian Khama is an alumnus of Waterford Kamhalaba, a United World College in Mbabane, Swaziland. He is also a qualified Pilot and attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where the British Army trains its officers.
President Ian Khama
President Ian Khama
President Ian Khama
President Ian Khama
President Ian Khama
President Ian Khama with the US President Barack Obama
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