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'''Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini''' (born [[15 May]] [[1942]]) was [[Heads of Government of Swaziland|Prime Minister]] of [[Swaziland]] from [[26 July]] [[1996]] to [[29 September]] [[2003]].
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| name = Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
| image = Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini 2011.jpg
| caption = Dlamini at [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011|CHOGM 2011]]
| office = 8th [[List of Prime Ministers of Eswatini|Prime Minister of Eswatini]]
| monarch = [[Mswati III]]
| term_start = 23 October 2008
| term_end = 4 September 2018
| predecessor = [[Bheki Dlamini]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| successor = [[Vincent Mhlanga]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| monarch1 = [[Mswati III]]
| term_start1 = 26 July 1996
| term_end1 = 29 September 2003
| predecessor1 = [[Sishayi Nxumalo]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| successor1 = [[Paul Shabangu]] {{small|(Acting)}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|9|28|1942|5|15|df=y}}
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| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin,<br />Madison]]<br />[[University of South Africa]]<br />[[New York University Stern School of Business|New York University]]
| spouse = Jane Gezephi Matsebula (1970–2012)<br />Joy Nonjabulo Gladness Maziya (2014–2016)<br> Gugu Primrose Simelane (2017-death)
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'''Prince Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini''' (15 May 1942 &ndash; 28 September 2018) was a Swazi politician who served as [[List of Prime Ministers of Eswatini|Prime Minister]] of [[Eswatini]], from 1996 to 2003 and again from October 2008 to September 2018.


==Career==
Prior to serving as Prime Minister, Dlamini was the country's finance minister from [[1984]] to [[1993]].
Dlamini was a member of parliament from 1978 before becoming [[List of finance ministers of Eswatini|Minister of Finance]] from 1984 to 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.sz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=411:the-prime-minister&catid=65&Itemid=630|title=The Prime Minister|website=www.gov.sz}}</ref> He was also an executive director of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF).<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960727/ai_n14060572 "Swaziland appoint Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini as prime minister"], ''The Independent'' (UK), 27 July 1996.</ref> From 1996 to 2003, he was prime minister, and in 2003 he became a member of [[Mswati III of Swaziland|King Mswati III]]'s advisory council.<ref name="AFP">"Swazi king names staunch royalist as prime minister", AFP, 16 October 2008. {{Cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5guTJ5y4kIJQVGfSh7UWBnwuO2siQ |title=AFP: Swazi king names staunch royalist as prime minister |access-date=18 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520180622/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5guTJ5y4kIJQVGfSh7UWBnwuO2siQ |archive-date=20 May 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref name="Who">Elimane Fall, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN23128aprskiuqran0 "Après Konaré, qui ?"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 23 December 2007 {{in lang|fr}}. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107030241/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN23128aprskiuqran0 |date=7 January 2008 }}</ref>


Dlamini is a candidate, backed by the Swazi government, for the position of [[Chairman of the African Union Commission]] in early 2008.<ref>[http://www.gov.sz/home.asp?pid=5250 "CANDIDACY OF DR. BARNABAS SIBUSISO DLAMINI TO THE POSITION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION"], Swazi government website].</ref>
Dlamini was a candidate, backed by the Swazi government, for the position of [[Chairperson of the African Union Commission]] in early 2008.<ref name="Who" /><ref>[http://www.gov.sz/home.asp?pid=5250 "Candidacy of Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini to the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission"], Swazi government website. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125230848/http://www.gov.sz/home.asp?pid=5250 |date=25 November 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/comments/525/ "In Preparation for AU Summit"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706211727/http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/comments/525/ |date=6 July 2008 }}, AU Monitor.</ref><ref name="Ob">[http://www.observer.org.sz/main.php?id=40698&section=main "Ex-PM Sibusiso out of AU race"], ''The Swazi Observer'', 2 January 2008.</ref> The government withdrew his candidacy out of solidarity with the [[Southern African Development Community]] (SADC) so that SADC could present a single candidate.<ref name="Ob" />

Following the [[2008 Swazi parliamentary election|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".<ref name=AFP/> Dlamini was sworn in by Chief Justice [[Richard Banda]] on 23 October 2008. He took the oath of office both in English and in [[Swati language|SiSwati]].<ref>Senzo Dlamini, [http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=2486 "Barnabas sworn in – in style"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621030623/http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=2486 |date=21 June 2013 }}, ''Times of Swaziland'', 24 October 2008.</ref>

In 2013, he was appointed for the third time in the ninth parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.sz/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D1460%3Aking-re-appoints-dr-bs-dlamini-as-prime-minister%26catid%3D1%3Alatest-news |title=King re-appoints Dr. B.S. Dlamini as Prime Minister |accessdate=2013-10-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200528/http://www.gov.sz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1460%3Aking-re-appoints-dr-bs-dlamini-as-prime-minister&catid=1%3Alatest-news |archivedate=29 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dlamini was married three times. His first wife was Jane Gezephi Matsebula, whom he married on 26 June 1970,<ref name="marriage1">{{cite news|title='PM has lost best friend, advisor'|url=http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=46756|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=Swazi Observer|date=22 December 2012}}</ref> and who died on 14 December 2012 from kidney failure.<ref name="jane">{{cite news|last1=Ngozo|first1=Sibusisiwe|title=PM's wife to be laid to be buried on Saturday|url=http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=46595|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=Swazi Observer|date=19 December 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="divorce">{{cite news|title=PM divorcing wife Joy|url=http://www.times.co.sz/news/107392-pm-divorcing-wife-joy.html|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=Times Of Swaziland|date=7 April 2016}}</ref> 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 [[Intensive care unit|ICU]] in April 2018 in [[Mbabane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times.co.sz/news/118112-pm-sick-admitted-to-icu.html|title=PM Sick, Admitted to ICU|work=Times Of Swaziland|access-date = 29 September 2018}}</ref>

Dlamini died at age 76 from natural causes on September 28, 2018, less than a month after stepping down as prime minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/prime-minister-dlamini-eswatini-dies-202336370.html|title=Prime Minister Dlamini of eSwatini dies|work=Yahoo News|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001051226/https://www.yahoo.com/news/prime-minister-dlamini-eswatini-dies-202336370.html|url-status=dead}}.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:34, 23 September 2024

This article is about the Prime Minister of Eswatini. For the Swazi footballer, see Sibusiso Dlamini.

His Excellency
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Dlamini at CHOGM 2011
8th Prime Minister of Eswatini
In office
23 October 2008 – 4 September 2018
MonarchMswati III
Preceded byBheki Dlamini (Acting)
Succeeded byVincent Mhlanga (Acting)
In office
26 July 1996 – 29 September 2003
MonarchMswati III
Preceded bySishayi Nxumalo (Acting)
Succeeded byPaul Shabangu (Acting)
Personal details
Born(1942-05-15)15 May 1942
Died28 September 2018(2018-09-28) (aged 76)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Jane Gezephi Matsebula (1970–2012)
Joy Nonjabulo Gladness Maziya (2014–2016)
Gugu Primrose Simelane (2017-death)
Alma materUniversity 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 Prime Minister of Eswatini, from 1996 to 2003 and again from October 2008 to September 2018.

Career

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Dlamini was a member of parliament from 1978 before becoming Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1993.[1] He was also an executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[2] From 1996 to 2003, he was prime minister, and in 2003 he became a member of King Mswati III's advisory council.[3][4]

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 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".[3] 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.[8]

In 2013, he was appointed for the third time in the ninth parliament.[9]

Personal life

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "The Prime Minister". www.gov.sz.
  2. ^ "Swaziland appoint Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini as prime minister", The Independent (UK), 27 July 1996.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ a b Elimane Fall, "Après Konaré, qui ?", Jeune Afrique, 23 December 2007 (in French). Archived 7 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "In Preparation for AU Summit" Archived 6 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, AU Monitor.
  7. ^ a b "Ex-PM Sibusiso out of AU race", The Swazi Observer, 2 January 2008.
  8. ^ Senzo Dlamini, "Barnabas sworn in – in style" Archived 21 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Times of Swaziland, 24 October 2008.
  9. ^ "King re-appoints Dr. B.S. Dlamini as Prime Minister". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  10. ^ "'PM has lost best friend, advisor'". Swazi Observer. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  11. ^ Ngozo, Sibusisiwe (19 December 2012). "PM's wife to be laid to be buried on Saturday". Swazi Observer. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  12. ^ "PM divorcing wife Joy". Times Of Swaziland. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  13. ^ "PM Sick, Admitted to ICU". Times Of Swaziland. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Prime Minister Dlamini of eSwatini dies". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018..
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Swaziland
1996–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Swaziland
2008–2018 		Succeeded by
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