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Ntfombi
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Ntfombi

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Serving as Eswatini’s queen mother and former regent.

Ndlovukati

Born
27 December 1949
Birthplace
Eswatini

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Ntfombi

Ntfombi Tfwala became queen regent in 1983 and later shared the monarchy’s traditional leadership with her son Mswati III.

Early life

Royal family

Married Sobhuza II and became the mother of Prince Makhosetive.

Career

  1. 1983

    Regency

    Succeeded Dzeliwe as regent during the succession crisis.

  2. 1986

    Queen mother

    Assumed the queen-mother role when her son became King Mswati III.

Selected work

Ndlovukati

Has held the traditional spiritual and national role associated with the queen mother.

Beyond work

Art

Was included in Andy Warhol’s Reigning Queens portrait series in 1985.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: 總統府. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.