Rear Admiral (JG) Jacobus Everhardus Louw | |
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Nickname(s) | Koos |
Born | 17 July 1952 |
Allegiance | South Africa |
Service/ | South African Navy |
Years of service | c. 1971–2012 |
Rank | Rear Admiral (JG) |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | Border War |
Awards |
Rear Admiral Koos Louw PG PS SM MMM SAN (Rtd) (born 17 July 1952) [1] is a retired South African Navy officer.
He served as Flag Officer Commanding Naval Base Simon's Town twice, first from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2005 and again from November 2006 to July 2012. [2]
He also served as Chief of Fleet Staff at Fleet Command (2005) and Director Fleet Logistics and retired in 2012. [2]
An investigative report published in 1994 by The Mail & Guardian exposes Louw as a former member of an apartheid-era covert intelligence and assassination unit, the Directorate of Covert Collections (DCC). [3]
In 2010 Louw was awarded the Order of Prince Henry by Portugal's ambassador to South Africa. [4]