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Bheki Maphalala

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Bheki Maphalala is a Swazi jurist who has served as Chief Justice of Eswatini since 10 November 2015, appointed by King Mswati III. He earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990, worked as an attorney from 1992 to 2009, and became the first ethnic Swazi member of the Supreme Court in 2011.

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Role (category)
Jurist 2
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Lawyer 2
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Field of Law
Human Rights Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Jurist and lawyer 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Swazi 2
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Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    Bheki Maphalala was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
  • Introduction, role
    Bheki Maphalala was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Bheki Maphalala was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
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Wikidata: Bheki Maphalala
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