Maesiah Thabane

Maesiah Thabane
First Lady of Lesotho
 
27 August 2017 – 19 May 2020
Prime MinisterTom Thabane
Preceded byMathato Mosisili
Succeeded byMasekoalane Majoro
Personal details
Born
Liabiloe Ramoholi

(1977-04-16) 16 April 1977 (age 47)
Mokhotlong, Lesotho
NationalityMosotho
Political partyAll Basotho Convention
Spouse
Tom Thabane
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(m. 2017)​

'Maesaiah or 'Maesiah Thabane (born 16 April 1977) is the wife of the former prime minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane[1] since her marriage to Thabane on 27 August 2017.[1][2]

On 10 January 2020, police issued an arrest warrant for Maesiah Thabane in connection with the 2017 shooting death of Tom Thabane's estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Multitudes witness PM's wedding". The Lesotho Government Portal. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ Sello, Limpho (13 October 2017). "First Lady takes on HIV prevention role 1". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ Mohloboli, Marafaele (20 January 2020). "Lesotho 1st lady's rise to infamy". The Sowetan. Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-20.