Moses Mathendele Dlamini

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Dr. Moses Mathendele Dlamini (born on 2 December 1947) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Swaziland. He is also a Senator and acting chief of Mbelebeleni in the Shiselweni region. Prior to serving as foreign minister Dlamini served as Swaziland’s ambassador to the United Nations and the Republic of China on Taiwan. He was later appointed to the Senate where he was also elected Senate President.

[edit] Past careers

His past careers involved being a high school teacher, high school head master; private secretary to the late former Prime Minster Prince Bhekimphi, head of security at a head quarters in Vuvulani area in the north eastern part of Swaziland, worked at the Manzini city council and also once managed a grocery shop.

[edit] Family

He is also the son of Prince Gombolo Dlamini (nicknamed Mashayekhatsi) who served in the army during the second World War and is the grand son of Prince Velebantfu Dlamini who was governor at Mbelebeleni chiefdom in the Shiselweni region.His great grand father is prince Mtfonga who was son to prince Matintinti who was brother to King Mswati II and son to king Somhlolo. He is related to former sugar tycoon Dumisa Dlamini. His wife is Mrs. Maria buyile Dlamini, born on January 31, 1951. His children are Ngeti Dlamini (first born girl and the eldest child), Taka Dlamini (second born girl and second child), Zwakele Dlamini (first born son and third child), Dumezweni Dlamini(second born son and Twin brother to Dumile Dlamini), Dumile Dlamini(third born girl and Twin sister to Dumezweni Dlamini) and finally, Tivamile Dlamini(fourth girl and last born).

[edit] Career

He began to brush shoulders with Swazi politics sometime in the 1970s during a teacher’s strike. All teachers were summoned by his Majesty king Sobhuza II at the royal kraal to express their concerns. On this day, one of the main speakers to speak on behalf of teachers was the late former deputy prime minister Albert Shabangu. Dlamini was not scheduled to speak on that day, but his colleagues requested that he should speak on behalf of them.

He spoke with eloquent SiSwati and received wide spread cheers from his colleagues for having defended their strike and clearly making the needs of the teachers known. From time to time, Dlamini would serve King Sobhuza II.