M'Mbelwa I
| Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa I | |||||||||
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| Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa I | |||||||||
| King of the Ngoni Nation | |||||||||
| Predecessor | Gwaza Jele | ||||||||
| Successor | M'mbelwa II | ||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1841 Edingeni, Mzimba, Malawi | ||||||||
| Issue | King M'mbelwa II | ||||||||
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| House | House of M'mbelwa | ||||||||
| Father | Gwaza Jele | ||||||||
| Religion | Church of Central Africa Presbyterian | ||||||||
Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa I (1841–1891) was the king of the Ngoni and Tumbuka people of Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania of the Jere Ngoni Clan from 1857 to 1891. He was the first born son of King Zwangendaba Jele. His mother was Queen Munene of present-day Eswatini. The current king of the Ngoni is his grandson, M'Mbelwa V.