Mokgweetsi Masisi is pressent and 5th President of The Country Botswana since 1 April 2018
Date of Birth: 21 July 1961
Birth Place: Moshupa, Bechuanaland (now Botswana)
Full Name: Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi
Nationality: Motswana
Residence: Botswana State House
Party: Botswana Democratic Party
Family: Spouse Neo Maswabi married in 2002 have one Children
About: Mokgweetsi Masisi is the son of Edison Masisi. The younger Masisi grew up in Gaborone, attending Thornhill Primary School and Maru A Pula School. One of his three brothers, Tshelang, was the MP for Francistown West for many years, while another is a retired army general. He also has a sister, Phadi. In school, Masisi competed in soccer and tennis, but ultimately found acting to be his calling. In 1984, he won acclaim for his portrayal of the lead role in a Gaborone production of Cry the Beloved Country. He has taken part in several South African films. In the 1980s, Masisi became a high school social studies teacher after graduating from the University of Botswana in 1984 in English and History. In 1989, he went to Florida State University to obtain a Master’s degree in social sciences education, after Masisi met some FSU faculty members working in Botswana for the Junior Secondary Education Improvement Project. Following graduation, he was employed by UNICEF in Botswana.
