His Excellency Cleopas Sipho Dlamini is the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, having been appointed by His Majesty King Mswati III on 16 July 2021. Before being appointed Prime Minister, he was a Senator, a position he held from the year 2018 to 14 July 2021, and was appointed a Member of Parliament on 15 July 2021.
His Excellency is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Service Pension Fund, a position he held for 16 years, where he left an indelible mark by turning around the fortunes of the institution through expediting various investments. He has previously worked for the Central Bank of Eswatini, first as a Research Officer before rising through the ranks to become Manager - Investments and Exchange, Director – Investments and Exchange and finally Director - Research Department. Before joining the Central Bank, he worked as a Planning Officer at the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development.
He has chaired and has been part of various Boards, including the Eswatini Empowerment Limited, New Mall Plaza, Central Bank of Eswatini – Monetary Policy Advisory, Eswatini Nazarene Health Institution and the Eswatini Electricity Company, amongst others.He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Portland State University, an Hons (BA) Economics from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a BA Economics from the then University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.