Jabu Mbalula

Jabu Mbalula
Mbalula in December 2024
Member of the Free State Executive Council for Community Safety, Roads and Transport
Assumed office
23 June 2024
PremierMaqueen Letsoha-Mathae
Preceded byMaqueen Letsoha-Mathae
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
14 June 2024
South African Ambassador to Romania
In office
2017–2021
PresidentJacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byThenjiwe Mtintso
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornJabu Ntsokolo Ishmael Mbalula
(1967-12-15) 15 December 1967
PartyAfrican National Congress
RelativesFikile Mbalula (brother)
Alma materUniversity of the Free State
Da Vinci Institute
ProfessionPolitician, diplomat
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Jabu Ntsokolo Ishmael Mbalula (born 15 December 1967) is a South African politician and former diplomat. A member of the African National Congress, he was elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2024 general election. He was appointed Member of the Executive Council for Community Safety, Roads and Transport shortly afterwards. Mbalula is the older brother of the incumbent Secretary-General of the African National Congress, Fikile Mbalula.