Zanele Dlamini Mbeki

Zanele Dlamini Mbeki
First Lady of South Africa
In role
14 June 1999  24 September 2008
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Preceded byGraça Machel
Succeeded byMapula Motlanthe
First Lady of African Union
In office
9 July 2002  10 July 2003
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byMarcelina Rafael Chissano
Personal details
Born
Zanele Dlamini

(1938-11-18) 18 November 1938
Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa
Spouse
(m. 1974)
ChildrenDlammini
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
London School of Economics
Brandeis University
ProfessionSocial worker

Zanele Mbeki OMSS (née Dlamini; born 18 November 1938) is a feminist South African social worker who founded the Women's Development Bank. She is also a former first lady of South Africa.