Graça Machel

Dame Graça Machel DBE HonFBA
Graça Machel in 2010
First Lady of South Africa
In role 18 July 1998 – 14 June 1999
President	Nelson Mandela
Preceded by	Zindzi Mandela Zenani Mandela
Succeeded by	Zanele Mbeki
Minister of Education and Culture
In office 25 June 1975 – 1989
President	Samora Machel
Preceded by	Position established
First Lady of Mozambique
In role 11 November 1975 – 19 October 1986
President	Samora Machel
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Marcelina Chissano
Personal details
Born	Graça Simbine (1945-10-17) 17 October 1945 Incadine, Portuguese Mozambique
Spouse(s)	Samora Machel ​ ​ (m. 1975; died 1986)​ Nelson Mandela ​ ​ (m. 1998; died 2013)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Lisbon
Occupation	Teacher, politician, activist

Graça Machel DBE HonFBA (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasɐ mɐˈʃɛɫ]; née Simbine, pronounced: [sĩˈbĩni], born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is the widow of both former presidents of Mozambique and South Africa; Mozambican president Samora Machel and South African president Nelson Mandela.

Machel is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP).

She was chancellor of the University of Cape Town between 1999 and 2019.