Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Prime Minister of Eswatini | |
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| In office 23 October 2008 – 4 September 2018 | |
| Monarch | Mswati III |
| Preceded by | Bheki Dlamini (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Mhlanga (Acting) |
| In office 26 July 1996 – 29 September 2003 | |
| Monarch | Mswati III |
| Preceded by | Sishayi Nxumalo (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Paul Shabangu (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1942 |
| Died | 28 September 2018 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Gezephi Matsebula (1970–2012) Joy Nonjabulo Gladness Maziya (2014–2016) Gugu Primrose Simelane (2017-death) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison University of South Africa New York University |
Prince Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (15 May 1942 – 28 September 2018) was a Swazi politician who served as
Career
Dlamini was a member of parliament from 1978 before becoming
Dlamini was a candidate, backed by the Swazi government, for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission in early 2008.[4][5][6][7] The government withdrew his candidacy out of solidarity with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) so that SADC could present a single candidate.[7]
Following the
In 2013, he was appointed for the third time in the ninth parliament.[9]
Personal life
Dlamini was married three times. His first wife was Jane Gezephi Matsebula, whom he married on 26 June 1970,[10] and who died on 14 December 2012 from kidney failure.[11] 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.[12] In November 2017 he married Gugu Primrose Simelane, a teacher by profession. At the time Simelane was deputy head teacher at Siweni Nazarene Primary School. A few months after marrying Dlamini she was promoted to head teacher at Ngwenya Primary School.
Illness and death
In 2017, Dlamini went to Taiwan and South Africa for medical check-ups. He was admitted to an ICU in April 2018 in Mbabane.[13]
Dlamini died at age 76 from natural causes on September 28, 2018, less than a month after stepping down as Prime Minister.[14]
References
- ^ "The Prime Minister". www.gov.sz.
- ^ "Swaziland appoint Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini as prime minister", The Independent (UK), 27 July 1996.
- ^ a b "Swazi king names staunch royalist as prime minister", AFP, 16 October 2008. "AFP: Swazi king names staunch royalist as prime minister". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Elimane Fall, "Après Konaré, qui ?", Jeune Afrique, 23 December 2007 (in French). Archived 7 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Candidacy of Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini to the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission", Swazi government website. Archived 25 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "In Preparation for AU Summit" Archived 6 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, AU Monitor.
- ^ a b "Ex-PM Sibusiso out of AU race", The Swazi Observer, 2 January 2008.
- ^ Senzo Dlamini, "Barnabas sworn in – in style" Archived 21 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Times of Swaziland, 24 October 2008.
- ^ "King re-appoints Dr. B.S. Dlamini as Prime Minister". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "'PM has lost best friend, advisor'". Swazi Observer. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Ngozo, Sibusisiwe (19 December 2012). "PM's wife to be laid to be buried on Saturday". Swazi Observer. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "PM divorcing wife Joy". Times Of Swaziland. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "PM Sick, Admitted to ICU". Times Of Swaziland. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister Dlamini of eSwatini dies". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018..
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