Immanuel Kauluma Elifas

Immanuel Kauluma Elifas
Omukwaniilwa of the Ondonga
ReignAugust 1975 – 26 March 2019
PredecessorFillemon Elifas Shuumbwa
SuccessorFillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo
Born(1934-01-01)1 January 1934
Epale, South West Africa
Died26 March 2019(2019-03-26) (aged 85)
Oshikoto Region, Namibia

Immanuel Kauluma Elifas (c. 1 January 1934 – 26 March 2019) was the omukwaniilwa (king) of the Ondonga, a sub-tribe of Owambo people since 28 August 1975, in Namibia. He succeeded his brother the late Chief Fillemon Elifas Shuumbwa, who was gunned down that same year at Onamagongwa. The Ondonga tribal area is situated around Namutoni on the eastern edge of Etosha pan in northern Namibia. Kauluma was also the Chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders for many years. He was succeeded as King by the designate Omukwaniilwa of Ondonga, his great-grandson Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo.