Henning Melber

Quick Facts

Full Name	Henning Melber
Occupation	Political Scientist
Date Of Birth	Aug 22, 1950(1950-08-22)
Age	74
Birthplace	Stuttgart
Country	Germany
Birth City	Baden-Württemberg
Horoscope	Leo

Henning Melber Biography

Henning Melber is one of the most popular and richest Political Scientist who was born on August 22, 1950 in Stuttgart, Baden- Württemberg, Germany.

Melber grew up in Esslingen am Neckar and Leutkirch in Baden-Württemberg. He came to Namibia in 1967 as a teenager and son of German immigrants and graduated from the German High School of Windhoek. In 1974, he joined SWAPO’s liberation movement. From 1975 to 1990, he was forbidden to enter Namibia. In the 1970s, Melber studied politics and sociology at the Free University of Berlin, and in 1977 he graduated as a diploma lecturer. He promoted in 1980 with a work “school and colonialism” at the University of Bremen. From 1982 to 1992 he was an assistant at the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Kassel. In 1993 he qualified as a professor at the University of Bremen. From 1992 to 2000 he was Head of the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU) in Windhoek. From 1994 to 2000 he was Chairman of the Namibian- German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation in Windhoek. From 1996 to 1998 he was also chairman of the Association of Namibian Publishers (ANP). In 2000, he joined the Nordiska Afrikainstitutet in Uppsala, Sweden. After that, he headed the Swedish Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation from 2006 to 2012, which he is currently still in an advisory capacity.

Since 2012 Melber has been an extraordinary professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Since 2013 he has also been an associate professor at the Center for Africa Studies at the University of the Free State in South Africa. Since 2017 he is president of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI).

Henning Melber Net Worth

Henning Melber is one of the richest Political Scientist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henning Melber 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Henning Melber (born August 22, 1950 in Stuttgart ) is a German-Namibian Africanist and political activist.

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Facts & Trivia

Stas Ranked on the list of most popular Political Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Henning Melber celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.

Top Facts about Henning Melber

1. Henning Melber is a German political scientist and academic.
2. He was born on 6 August 1950 in Germany.
3. Melber has authored over 30 books and numerous articles.
4. He specializes in African studies, particularly Namibia and Zimbabwe.
5. Melber has held various academic positions across Europe and Africa.
6. He served as the Director of The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation from 2006-2012.
7. Melber is an advocate for social justice, human rights, and democracy.
8. He has been critical of Western imperialism in Africa.
9. Melber received his PhD from the University of Bremen in Germany.
10. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor at the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM).