Sibonelo Mngometulu

Sibonelo Mngometulu is the third Inkhosikati (queen consort) and wife of the king of Eswatini. She is known as LaMbikiza, after her father's name Mbikiza. Sibonelo married Mswati III in 1986. She has two children with the king, Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini, and Prince Lindani Dlamini.[1]

Sibonelo Mngometulu
Queen consort ('Inkhosikati) of Eswatini
Mngomentulu at the White House in 2014.
Reign1986 – present
Born (1969-06-16) 16 June 1969
SpouseMswati III (1986–present)
IssueSikhanyiso Dlamini
Lindani Dlamini
HouseHouse of Dlamini (by marriage)
FatherMbikiza Mngometulu
ReligionChristianity

Royal consort of the King

Also is the Legal Advisor to the King.[2]

She is the first Swazi queen to record a gospel album. She also is the first Swazi queen to continue her education after marrying the king. She finished a law degree by correspondence from the University of South Africa.

She runs two charities. One pays for medical procedures for seriously ill children. The other supports the families of terminally ill patients, usually people dying of AIDS.

In 2023, she accompanied her husband King Mswati III to the Coronation of King Charles III in London.

References
  1. "Inkhosikati LaMbikiza, First Lady of Swaziland". Huffington Post. 2012-05-19. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. Voa News
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