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Mswati III

1968 - Today

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Mswati III (born Makhosetive Dlamini; 19 April 1968) is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has veto power over all branches of government and is constitutionally immune from prosecution. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives, Ntfombi Tfwala. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mswati III has received more than 3,211,719 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Mswati III is the 5,963rd most popular politician (up from 6,288th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Eswatini and the 2nd most popular Swazi Politician.

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  • 64.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mswati III ranks 5,963 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohamed Ennaceur, Pompeia, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Stephen VIII Báthory, and Louis Lucien Bonaparte. After him are Frederick I, Duke of Austria, Didier Ratsiraka, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Al-Mustakfi, Tokugawa Iesada, and Pierre Bérégovoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Mswati III ranks 41. Before him are Colin McRae, Jim Caviezel, Eric Bana, Hashim Thaçi, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, and Oliver Bierhoff. After him are Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Abdul Ghani Baradar, Lucy Lawless, Ashley Judd, Sadyr Japarov, and Josh Brolin.

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In Eswatini

Among people born in Eswatini, Mswati III ranks 3 out of 10. Before him are Richard E. Grant (1957), and Sobhuza II (1899). After him are Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942), Ntfombi of Eswatini (1950), Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968), Sotsha Dlamini (1940), Noma Dumezweni (1983), Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987), Bongani Khumalo (1987), Sibusiso Matsenjwa (1988), and Simanga Dlamini (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Eswatini

Among politicians born in Eswatini, Mswati III ranks 2. Before him are Sobhuza II (1899). After him are Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942), Ntfombi of Eswatini (1950), Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968), Sotsha Dlamini (1940), and Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987).

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