South Africa

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is Head of state and Head of government of South Africa, in office since 19 Jun 2024.

Office	Head of state
Office	Head of government
Country	South Africa
In office since	19 Jun 2024
Time in office	In office for 2 years and 4 months
How chosen	Elected by the National Assembly from among its members (Constitution s86(1))

Career

member of the National Assembly of South Africa (2014 to 2018)
President of South Africa (2018 to present)
Deputy President of South Africa (2014 to 2018)
member of the National Assembly of South Africa (2019 to 2019)
Chairperson of the African Union (2020 to 2021)

Facts compiled from Wikidata (CC0), a reference source, retrieved 2026-10-23. The office record above comes from the official source cited below.

Who is the Head of state of South Africa?

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is the Head of state of South Africa, in office since 19 Jun 2024.

Who was the Head of state of South Africa before Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa?

Jacob Zuma held the office before Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa.

When was Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa born?

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born in 1952-11-17, in Soweto, according to Wikidata.

Where did Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa study?

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa studied at Harvard University, Yale University, Damelin, according to Wikidata.

Which party does Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa belong to?

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is listed as a member of African National Congress on Wikidata.

Sources: South African Government (gov.za) (retrieved 11 Oct 2026).

PollsAfrica (2026). Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. Retrieved 26 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/people/matamela-cyril-ramaphosa-south-africa