Mandla Mandela

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Mandla Mandela (* 1974 in Orlando East , Soweto ) is a South African politician.

Life

Mandela is the son of Makgatho Mandela and grandson of Nelson Mandela . After Nelson Mandela renounced a leadership role in Thembu and Makghatho Mandela died in 2005 of the immunodeficiency disease AIDS , Mandla Mandela became the leader of a subgroup of Thembu.

Mandla Mandela ran as a candidate in the April 2009 elections in South Africa .

He converted to Islam in 2015 and married for the fourth time in February 2016.

Individual evidence

  1. BBC NEWS | Africa | Mandela grandson enters politics
  2. Mandla Mandela takes fourth wife. jacarandafm.com, accessed February 10, 2016