Thuli Dladla

Thulisile Dladla
Deputy Prime Minister
Assumed office
13 November 2023
MonarchMswati III
Prime MinisterRussell Mmiso Dlamini
Preceded byThemba Nhlanganiso Masuku
Personal details
Nationality Swazi
Political partyIndependent

Thulisile Dladla is a Liswati politician and diplomat who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini.[1] She was the first woman appointed as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and was previously a senator. In February 2019, she visited Taiwan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen.[2][3][4]

She was succeeded as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Pholile Shakantu in November 2023.[5]

  1. ^ DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE. Eswatini Government website, 4 December 2023
  2. ^ THULI DLADLA MAKES HISTORY. Times of Swaziland, 3 November 2018
  3. ^ President Tsai meets Thulisile Dladla, Eswatini Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Office of the President of the Republic of China, 26 February 2019
  4. ^ Congratulations to Eswatini’s new Prime Minister. Nhan Dan, 9 November 2018
  5. ^ "Minister Pholile Shakantu Profile". www.gov.sz. Retrieved 2024-02-10.