Sibongile Besani | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 5 July 2019 | |
| Provincial Secretary of the Free State African National Congress | |
| In office July 2008 – June 2012 | |
| In office February 2008 – July 2008 (acting) | |
| Deputy | Mamiki Qabathe |
| Chairperson | Ace Magashule |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Lobe |
| Succeeded by | William Bulwane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sibongile Jeremia Besani 11 July 1970 Vredefort, Orange Free State South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Sibongile Jeremia Besani (born 11 July 1970) is a South African politician from the Free State. Since July 2019, he has worked for the African National Congress (ANC) as head of the party presidency. He has been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since December 2017.
For a brief period between May and July 2019, Besani represented the ANC as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. He resigned from his seat when he was appointed as head of the ANC presidency, a full-time position based at Luthuli House in the office of ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was also the interim coordinator of the ANC Youth League between July 2019 and April 2021.
Born in Vredefort, Besani is a former Provincial Secretary of the ANC's Free State branch. He held that office between July 2008 and June 2012 during the chairmanship of Ace Magashule.