1968 - Today
Mswati III (born Makhosetive; 19 April 1968) is the king (Swazi: Ngwenyama, Ingwenyama yemaSwati) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives, Ntfombi Tfwala. He was crowned as Mswati III, Ingwenyama and King of Swaziland, on 25 April 1986 at the age of 18, thus becoming the youngest ruling monarch in the world at that time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mswati III has received more than 2,418,559 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Mswati III is the 6,371st most popular politician (down from 6,019th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Eswatini and the 2nd most popular Swazi Politician.
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Among politicians, Mswati III ranks 6,371 out of 15,577. Before him are Mandukhai, Ceawlin of Wessex, Francisco Guterres, Sidonie of Poděbrady, Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Édouard Balladur. After him are Eucleidas, Paul Durand-Ruel, Diponegoro, Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Kaliman I of Bulgaria, and Pons, Count of Tripoli.
1449 - 1510
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6,365
600 - 593
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6,366
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6,367
1449 - 1510
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6,368
1531 - 1581
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6,369
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6,370
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,371
201 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,372
1831 - 1922
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,373
1785 - 1855
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,374
1241 - 1271
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,375
1234 - 1246
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,376
1096 - 1137
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,377
Among people born in 1968, Mswati III ranks 37. Before him are Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Ashley Judd, Oliver Bierhoff, Brendan Fraser, Marc Anthony, and Youri Djorkaeff. After him are Lucy Lawless, Zvonimir Boban, Mateusz Morawiecki, Anastacia, Jim Caviezel, and Sam Rockwell.
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 31
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 32
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 33
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 34
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 35
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 36
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 37
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 38
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 39
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 40
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 41
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 42
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 43
Among people born in Eswatini, Mswati III ranks 3 out of 8. 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), Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987), and Bongani Khumalo (1987).
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 1
1899 - 1982
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 3
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 4
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 5
1968 - 2020
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 6
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.13
Rank: 7
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.81
Rank: 8
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), and Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987).
1899 - 1982
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 3
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 4
1968 - 2020
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 5
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.13
Rank: 6