Prince Cleopas Sipho Dlamini (born 26 December 1952) is a Liswati

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who serves as the

prime minister of Eswatini This is a list of prime ministers of Eswatini () since the formation of the post in 1967. Eleven people have been Prime Minister of Eswatini, plus seven acting prime ministers. One person, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, held two non-consecutive te ...

, holding the office from 16 July 2021. He replaced

Themba N. Masuku Themba Nhlanganiso Masuku (born 7 July 1950) is a Swazi politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Eswatini since 2018 and as Acting Prime Minister from 13 December 2020 to 16 July 2021. Earlier, he served as Deputy Prime Minister from ...

, who occupied the office in acting capacity, following the death in December 2020, of the previous substantive office holder

Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (5 March 1968 – 13 December 2020) was a Swazi business executive who served as the tenth prime minister of Eswatini, holding the office from October 2018 until his death on 13 December 2020. Born in Eswatini's Manzini ...

. Before he was named prime minister, Cleopas was the

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of the Public Pension Fund of the Kingdom of

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. He was also a Senator in the Eswatini Senate.

Prime Minister of Eswatini

On 16 July 2021, following major political unrest against the monarchy in Eswatini, at a ''sibaya'' held at the Ludzidzini Royal Palace, some south of

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King Mswati III Mswati III (born Makhosetive; 19 April 1968) is the king (Swazi: Ngwenyama, Ingwenyama yemaSwati) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger w ...

, announced his appointment of Cleopas Dlamini as the next prime minister. The new prime minister took the

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on 19 July 2021 and also swore in as a member of the

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. He chaired his first

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meeting on the morning of 20 July 2021.

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