Zenani Mandela family, husband, children, parents, siblings
Matthew Wilson
Updated on January 13, 2026
Princess Zenani Mandela-Dlamini is a South African diplomat and traditional aristocrat. Mandela-Dlamini was appointed ambassador for South Africa to Argentina in July 2012, becoming the first of Mandela’s children to enter public service.
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Zenani Mandela husband
At Boston University, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini met her future husband, Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini of Swaziland. He was studying the same course as she was. The two married in 1973.
Zenani Mandela children
Zenani and her husband had four children, daughters Zaziwe (1977) and Zamaswazi (1979) and sons Zinhle (1980) and Zozuko (1992), and six grandchildren, but are currently separated.
Zenani Mandela parents
Zenani Mandela was born into a family of chieftains, and the daughter of Nelson Mandela and his former wife, Winnie Mandela. She was nearly born in prison, as Winnie Mandela was arrested close to her birth in 1959, and when she was four her father was sent to prison.
Zenani Mandela siblings
Zenani Mandela has four siblings namely, Zindziswa Mandela, Madiba Thembekile Mandela, Makaziwe Mandela-Amuah, Makgatho Mandela
