mswati iii is the king of eswatini and head of the swazi royal family. he was the son of sobhuza ii and queen ntfombi of eswatini. he was crowned on april 25, 1986 at the age of 18, making him the youngest ruling monarch in the world at that time. mswati iii is the last remaining absolute monarch in africa and one of the only 12 remaining absolute national or subnational monarchs in the world. mswati iii descends from the royal house of dlamini bloodline. swazi kings rule alongside their mother, so queen ntfombi of eswatini is mswati iiis co-regent. ngwane iii is credited with being the first king of modern eswatini, who ruled from 1745 to 1780. he is known for harshly punishing political dissidents, civil activists and labor unionists under sedition laws. under swazi law, political parties have been banned since 1973 when a state of emergency was declared that was never repealed. pro-democracy protests have been arrested, assaulted, killed and tortured by his security forces. the government controls all broadcast media, including the only privately owned tv channel, which belongs to the royal family. mswati iii has obviously been an attendee at the world economic forum. his majesty king mswati iii of swaziland at weforum.org:   ti-iii-of-swaziland/ his majesty king mswati iii of swaziland installed as king of swaziland on 25 april 1986 at the age of eighteen, becoming the youngest ruling monarch in the world.   _of_dlamini
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