Cleopas Dlamini Explained

Cleopas Dlamini
Office:11th Prime Minister of Eswatini
Deputy:Themba N. Masuku
Term Start:19 July 2021
Term End:28 September 2023
Predecessor:Themba N. Masuku (acting)
Successor:Mgwagwa Gamedze (acting)
Birth Date:26 December 1952
Nationality:Liswati
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland[1]
Spouse:Nomfundo Maseko
Lomvula Hlophe

Cleopas Sipho Dlamini (born 26 December 1952) 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 20km (10miles) 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]

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  1. "Prime Minister & Minister for Parliamentary Affairs"
  2. Web site: Government of Eswatini . King Appoints Cleopas Dlamini As Prime Minister . 16 July 2021 . Government of Eswatini . 21 July 2021 . Mbabane, Eswatini.
  3. Web site: Eswatini's King Mswati III appoints Cleopas Dlamini as new Prime Minister . . 17 July 2021 . The Citizen Tanzania . 21 July 2021 . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  4. Web site: . Cleopas's Wife, Family Taken By Surprise . Mbongiseni Dzimandze . 19 July 2021 . 21 July 2021 . Mbabane, Eswatini . via PressReader.
  5. Web site: Eswatini Protests: 'We Are Fighting A Liberation Struggle' . 8 July 2021 . . Jason Burke . 23 July 2021 . London, United Kingdom.
  6. Web site: . King of eSwatini appoints new PM as anti-monarchy protests flare . 16 July 2021 . News Agencies . 21 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini Chairs First Cabinet Meeting . Eswatini Bulletin . 20 July 2021 . Themba Zwane . 21 July 2021 . Mbabane, Eswatini . 21 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210721130507/https://eswatinibulletin.com/in-pictures-pm-cleopas-chairs-first-sitting-with-cabinet-ministers/ . dead .
  8. https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2021/10/11/eswatini-roiled-by-protests/