Swaziland: Heads of State: 1967-2012Royal Clan: Nkhosi Dlamini; pre-accession names of each king are shown in parentheses after his official name. |
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| King of Swaziland | |
| 25 Apr 1967 - 21 Aug 1982 | Sobhuza II (Nkhotfotjeni, Mona, Mahogoza, Mpandla) [1] |
| Ndlovukazi and Regent of Swaziland | |
| 21 Aug 1982 - 9 Aug 1983 | Dzeliwe Shongwe = LaShongwe [1] |
| Authorised Person of the Kingdom of Swaziland (ex officio) | |
| 9 Aug 1983 - 18 Aug 1983 | Prince Sozisa Dlamini |
| Ndlovukazi and Regent of Swaziland | |
| 18 Aug 1983 - 25 Apr 1986 | Ntombi Tfwala = LaTfwala [1] |
| King of Swaziland [2] | |
| 25 Apr 1986 - | Mswati III (Makhosetive, Makhosimvelo) [1] |
| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | Also in Swazi Nation. |
| [2] | The Constitution (promulgated by the King 26 Jul 2005; effective 8 Feb 2006) routinely refers to the position of head of state as "King and iNgwenyama (of Swaziland)" where iNgwenyama means The Ngwenyama. |
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