Mswati III is the King of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family. His birth name was Makhosetive Dlamini. He was born on 19th April 1968 at the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital four months before Swaziland attained independence from Britain. In 1986, he succeeded his father Sobhuza II as ruler of Swaziland, the southern African Kingdom. As a young Prince King Mswati III (Makhosetive) attended Masundwini Primary School and Lozitha Palace School. He sat for the Swaziland Primary certificate examination in December 1982 at Phondo Royal Residence and got a First Class with merit in Mathematics and English. He developed a great interest in the royal guard, becoming the first young cadet to join the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF).
He was introduced as Crown Prince in September 1983 and was crowned King on 25th April 1986. King Mswati III has more than 10 wives and more than 20 children.
When his father, King Sobhuza 11 died in 1982, the Great Council of State (The Liqoqo) selected the 14-year old prince Makhosetive to be the next king. For the next four years two wives of the late King Sobhuza II, Queen Dzeliwe Shongwe (1982 - 1983) and Queen Ntombi Ifwala (1983 - 1986), served as regent while he continued his education in England, attending Sherborne School, before he was called back to take over in 1986.
He was introduced as Crown Prince in September 1983 and was crowned King on 25th April 1986. King Mswati III has more than 10 wives and more than 20 children.
When his father, King Sobhuza 11 died in 1982, the Great Council of State (The Liqoqo) selected the 14-year old prince Makhosetive to be the next king. For the next four years two wives of the late King Sobhuza II, Queen Dzeliwe Shongwe (1982 - 1983) and Queen Ntombi Ifwala (1983 - 1986), served as regent while he continued his education in England, attending Sherborne School, before he was called back to take over in 1986.
King Mswati III
King Mswati III
King Mswati III
King Mswati's wives
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMbikiza attend a dinner for foreign sovereigns to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee at Buckingham Palace on May 18, 2012 in London, England.
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMbikiza
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMbikiza
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMbikiza arrive at a lunch for Sovereign Monarchs in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, at Windsor Castle, on May 18, 2012 in Windsor, England.
King Mswati III with one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu
King Mswati and his ex wife Queen Inkhosikati LaDube in Bankok Thailand, 2006. Ladube was King Mswati III's 12th wife.
King Mswati and his ex wife Queen Inkhosikati LaDube in Bankok Thailand, 2006. Ladube was King Mswati III's 12th wife.
King Mswati and his ex wife Queen Inkhosikati LaDube. Ladube was King Mswati III's 12th wife.
King Mswati's wives, Queen Inkhosikati LaNtetesa (Left) and Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu (Rigt)
One of the King Mswati's wives
King Mswati's mother Ntombi LaTwala (Queen mother)
One of King Mswati's wives Queen Nkhosikati LaMbikiza and her daughter (King Mswati's first child) Princess Sikhanyiso.
One of King Mswati's wives Queen Nkhosikati LaNgangaza and her daughter Princess Tiyandza.
King Mswati's first born daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati III with his daughter (First Born) Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso Pashu Dlamini on her 21st birthday in 2008.
His Majesty the King Mswati III and his daughter Her Royal Highness Princess Tiyandza on her 21st Birthday on 25th August 2013
His Majesty the King Mswati III and his daughter Her Royal Highness Princess Tiyandza on her 21st Birthday on 25th August 2013
His Majesty the King Mswati III and his daughter Her Royal Highness Princess Tiyandza on her 21st Birthday on 25th August 2013
King Mswati's first born daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati's first born daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati's daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati's daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati's daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati's first born daughter, Princess Sikhanyiso
King Mswati's children Princess Sikhanyiso (First born daughter of king Mswati) and her brother His Royal Highness Prince Lindani.
King Mswati's first born daughter Princess Sikhanyiso
His Majesty the King Mswati III and one of his wives, Her Royal Highness Inkhosikati LaNgangaza (right) and their Daughters.
King Mswati (III) with the US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama
King Mswati and President Mugabe of Zimbabwe
King Mswati III and one of his wives Queen Inkhosikati LaMahlangu with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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