1991	Millitary Instructor - Goldie River Training Depot
1993 – 1996	Active duties on Bougainville, positions held, Platoon Commander, Company Commander, Intelligence Officer and Operations Officer.
Jan 1996	Enlisted, Special Forces Unit PNGDF
Dec 1996	Commander of Special Hostage Rescue Operation, PNG/Indonesia Border along Sandaun
1997-2000	Captain, Second In Command, Special Forces during the Sandline Crisis.  A military Operation to stop foreign mercenaries from being engaged to stop the Bougainville Crisis.  Was court marshalled.
1998	Commander, second hostage rescue operation along the PNG/Indonesia border in Sandaun.
1999	Was charged and appeared in the National Court.
June 2000	Jailed for six years for involvement in the Sandline Crisis.
Oct 2003	Released on Parole.   Started his involvement in the Amanab Block 5 & 6 Forestry Project in his Sandaun Province.
Sept 2005	Unconditional Pardon by Governor General through the recommendation of the Government of Prime Minister Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare, on the eve of 30th Independence Anniversary Celebrations.
2006	Continued Forestry Project negotiations for Amanab Block 5 & 6 FMA.
June 2007	Granted permit for Amanab Block 5 & 6 FMA   August 3rd, elected into the national parliament as member for Vanimo Green Open Electorate. And subsequently appointed Minister for Forest

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Mr Namah was instrumental in removing the Sandline mercenaries from PNG.  This was the catalyst to bringing about eventual peace and normalcy to the people of Bougainville.

He was the leader of landowners successfully bidding for the Amanab Block 5 & 6 FMA timber permit in the Sandaun Province and subsequently engaging a reputable investor for the project after obtaining the permit.

This project has set a significant landmark for logging projects in the country.  The investor for the first time agreed to increase benefits to landowners.  Royalties were increased from the current lowly K10 to K30 per cubic meter.  Premiums and levis by 200 %.

CONCLUSIONS

Mr Namah spent most of his early life and did most of his schooling in his Sandaun province.  Six years in Bewani and four years in Vanimo.  His people and his province are very close to his heart.

After 2 years at Sogeri National High School in the central province, he spent the next 10 years of his life as a military officer, serving the nation.  That is where he learnt to be a man of discipline and a man who would have to put his life down for his country, a true nationalist. 

A man with a heart for his people and his country

His role in Sandline crisis, his fight for better benefits for his people and his eventual election into the 8^th National Parliament exemplifies this character of Mr.  Belden Namah.

As the Minister for Forests and member of the National Executive Council, Mr. Namah is still very much committed to ensuring that his people and his country receive maximum benefits from his decisions.