Flag of Eswatini

Eswatini

Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 208 entities connected with Eswatini. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are currently not including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Eswatini. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 144 entities identified as PEPs connected with Eswatini.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
King1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture1--
Minister of Commerce, Industry, & Trade1--
Minister of Economic Planning & Development1--
Minister of Education & Training1--
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Home Affairs1--
Minister of Housing & Urban Development1--
Minister of Information, Communication, & Technology11-
Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs1--
Minister of Labor & Social Security1--
Minister of Natural Resources & Energy1--
Minister of Public Service1--
Minister of Public Works & Transport1--
Minister of Sports, Culture, & Youth Affairs1--
Minister of Tinkhundla Admin. & Development1--
Minister of Tourism & Environmental Affairs1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Assembly-5142
Member of the House of Assembly of Eswatini-11
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Ambassador to the US1--
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Prime Minister of Eswatini-63
Minister of Foreign Affairs-7-
Finance Minister of Eswatini-21
Member of the Senate of Swaziland--2
Minister of Health of Eswatini-2-
Minister of Labour and Social Security of Eswatini-11
King of Eswatini--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...