Naatehn was born on 12 February 1956. He earned a diploma from the
West African Insurance Institute and a BBA in management from the
University of Liberia. In October 2003, Naatehn represented the Civil Society Organization of Liberia in the legislature of the
Liberian national transitional government. In the
2011 election, Naatehn was defeated for re-election. In
2014, Naatehn was again elected to the Senate, running with the
Alternative National Congress (ANC). In 2019, Naatehn began serving as Chairman of the ANC, replacing L. Horatio Gould. On 8 August 2023, Naatehn died in
India, where he was undergoing medical treatment. He was serving on the Senate Committee on Transport at the time of his death. He had planned to run for re-election in the
2023 election. ==References==