M'Mbelwa V

Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa V (born 2 June 1979) is the reigning King of the Ngoni and Tumbuka people in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. M'mbelwa V is the fifth surviving son of the great-grandfather King Zwangendaba Jele and Queen Munene of the Nzima clan of present-day Eswatini. M'mbelwa V inherited his father's kingdom when he passed away in February 2013 at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Malawi's commercial city, Blantyre, where he was diagnosed with diabetes attack and hypertension. During his death, he was 56 years old. M'mbelwa V's headquarters is in Edingeni, Mzimba. He is married to Inkosikazi M'mbelwa V. During COVID-19 in 2020, he instructed the government to avoid mass gatherings of people.

Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa V
Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa V
King of the Ngoni Nation
Reign2 June 2013 – present
Coronation3 July 2013
PredecessorM'mbelwa IV
Born (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985
Edingeni, Mzimba, Malawi
Spouse
  • Queen Jere
Issue
Names
Mbalekelwa Chimpempo M'mbelwa V Jele
Regnal name
M'mbelwa
HouseHouse of M'mbelwa
FatherKing M'mbelwa IV
MotherDindani Lukhele
ReligionChurch of Central Africa Presbyterian
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