Monarch Mswati III Name Barnabas Dlamini Spouse Jane G. Dlamini | Monarch Mswati III Party Independent politician Political party Independent Succeeded by Paul Shabangu | |
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Preceded by Sishayi Nxumalo (Acting) Born 15 May 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-05-15 ) Alma mater University of Wisconsin,MadisonUniversity of South AfricaNew York University Role Prime Minister of Swaziland Previous office Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003) Office Prime Minister of Swaziland since 2008 Education University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of South Africa, New York University Stern School of Business | ||
Preceded by Bheki Dlamini (Acting) Similar Obed Dlamini, Jameson Mbilini Dlamini, Themba Dlamini | ||
Swaziland's Prime Minister, Dr Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamin
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (born 15 May 1942) is the Prime Minister of Swaziland, in office since October 2008. Previously he was Prime Minister from 1996 to 2003.
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- Swazilands Prime Minister Dr Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamin
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- Career
- Personal life
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The prime minister dr barnabas sibusiso dlamini has arrived in morocco
Career
Dlamini was Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1993. He was also an executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). From 1996 to 2003, he was Prime Minister, and in 2003 he became a member of King Mswati III's advisory council.
Dlamini was a candidate, backed by the Swazi government, for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission in early 2008. The government withdrew his candidacy out of solidarity with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) so that SADC could present a single candidate.
Following the September 2008 parliamentary election, Dlamini was reappointed as Prime Minister by Mswati III on 16 October 2008. Jan Sithole, the Secretary-General of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions, was critical of the appointment, saying that Dlamini worked to "suppress political organisations and advance the strong rule of the monarchy" during his earlier period as Prime Minister; he also accused Dlamini of "strong-hand tactics and lack of respect for the rule of law". Opposition leader Mario Masuku, the President of the People's United Democratic Movement, said that Dlamini "was not appointed on merit but on his level of allegiance to the king". Dlamini was sworn in by Chief Justice Richard Banda on 23 October 2008. He took the oath of office both in English and in SiSwati.
In 2013, he was appointed for the third time in the ninth parliament.
Personal life
Dlamini has been married twice. His first wife was Jane Gezephi Matsebula, whom he married on 26 June 1970, and who died on 14 December 2012 from kidney failure. On 15 March 2014, he married Pastor Joy Nonjabulo Gladness Maziya; however, Dlamini filed for divorce just over two years later, on 1 April 2016.