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This article lists the monarchs of Eswatini (known as Swaziland for most of its history). The King of Eswatini (also known as Ingwenyama) rules alongside the Queen Mother (also known as Ndlovukati). The role of the king has historically been as the head or father of the nation while the Queen Mother is the spiritual leader of the nation. [1]
For local administration Eswatini is divided into 4 regions (Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni), each with an administrator appointed by the king. Parallel to the government structure is the traditional system consisting of the king and his advisers, traditional courts, and 59 tinkhundla (subregional districts in which traditional chiefs are ...
Mswati III (born Makhosetive Dlamini; 19 April 1968) [2] is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family.He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has veto power over all branches of government and is constitutionally immune from prosecution.
The small southern African nation of Eswatini held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its Parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains absolute power, political parties are ...
Eswatini is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provisions and Swazi law and Custom. [1] [2] The head of state is the king or Ngwenyama (lit.Lion), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency.
In English, the title is sometimes translated as King of Eswatini. The iNgwenyama reigns together with the Ndlovukazi, a spiritual leadership position held by the iNgwenyama's mother or another female royal of high status. [2] [3] The current king is Mswati III, who has reigned since 1986. The annual budget allocated to the King and the royal ...
Eswatini is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the United Nations. The government is an absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa, [21] and has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986.
Mswati III, as king and Ngwenyama of Eswatini, is the current head of the house of Dlamini. Swazi kings up to the present day are referred to as Ingwenyama and they rule together with the Queen Mother who is called Indlovukati. [2] The Swazi kings, like other Nguni nations, practice polygamy and thus have many wives and children. [3]