Lutfo Ephraim Dlamini (born 7 July 1960) is a politician from Swaziland. He is married to Thelma Ncane Smith-Dlamini and has four children. Dlamini has been the foreign minister of Swaziland since taking over in October 2008.[1] Prior to appointment as foreign minister, Dlamini was the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, from 1998 to 2008. Lutfo Dlamini is said to be the Minister of Defence that has no political representative but exists as a ministry. He is also the chairman of Philani Maswati Charity organization, a royal intiative to help the elderly people of Swaziland. The patron of Philani Maswati is the Queen mother of Swaziland.[2]