Cleopas Dlamini

Cleopas Dlamini
Dlamini in 2023
11th Prime Minister of Eswatini
In office
19 July 2021 – 28 September 2023
MonarchMswati III
DeputyThemba N. Masuku
Preceded byThemba N. Masuku (acting)
Succeeded byMgwagwa Gamedze (acting)
Personal details
Born (1952-12-26) 26 December 1952 (age 72)[citation needed]
NationalityLiswati
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Nomfundo Maseko
Lomvula Hlophe
Alma materUniversity of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland[1]

Cleopas Sipho Dlamini (born 26 December 1952[citation needed]) is a Liswati business executive who served as the prime minister of Eswatini from 2021 to 2023.[2]

He replaced Themba N. Masuku, who occupied the office in acting capacity, following the death of the previous substantive office holder Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini in December 2020. Before he was named prime minister, Cleopas was the chief executive officer of the Public Pension Fund of the Kingdom of Eswatini. He was also a Senator in the Eswatini Senate.[2][3][4]

Prime Minister of Eswatini

On 16 July 2021, following major political unrest against the monarchy in Eswatini,[5] at a sibaya held at the Ludzidzini Royal Village, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Mbabane, King Mswati III, announced his appointment of Cleopas Dlamini as the next prime minister.[6] The new prime minister took the oath of office on 19 July 2021 and also swore in as a member of the Parliament of Eswatini. He chaired his first cabinet meeting on the morning of 20 July 2021.[7] In October 2021, he and Education Minister Lady Howard Mabuza condemned anti-monarchist and pro-democracy student protests that resulted in the closing of schools.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prime Minister & Minister for Parliamentary Affairs"
  2. ^ a b Government of Eswatini (16 July 2021). "King Appoints Cleopas Dlamini As Prime Minister". Government of Eswatini. Mbabane, Eswatini. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ The Citizen Tanzania (17 July 2021). "Eswatini's King Mswati III appoints Cleopas Dlamini as new Prime Minister". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ Mbongiseni Dzimandze (19 July 2021). "Cleopas's Wife, Family Taken By Surprise" (via PressReader). Times of Swaziland. Mbabane, Eswatini. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ Jason Burke (8 July 2021). "Eswatini Protests: 'We Are Fighting A Liberation Struggle'". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ News Agencies (16 July 2021). "King of eSwatini appoints new PM as anti-monarchy protests flare". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ Themba Zwane (20 July 2021). "Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini Chairs First Cabinet Meeting". Eswatini Bulletin. Mbabane, Eswatini. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Eswatini roiled by protests". 11 October 2021.
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2021–2023 		Succeeded by
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