Desmond Tutu wife Nomalizo Leah Tutu, aged 87, is an activist and nurse. To know more about her, keep reading the article.
Nomalizo Leah Tutu is a South Africa-based activist, teacher, and nurse. She is the wife of Desmond Tutu, an Archbishop Emeritus.
She is the co-founder of the South African Domestic Workers Association.
Nomalizo also co-founded the Desmond Tutu Peace Center in 1988.
Nomalizo Leah Tutu Age
Nomalizo Leah’s age is 87 years as of now.
She was born on October 14, 1933, in Krugersdorp, a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Apparently, she is 2 years younger than her husband, Desmond, as he was born on October 7, 1931, and is 89 years as of now.
Nomalizo Leah Tutu Wiki
Nomalizo Leah Tutu is a South African native who works as a social activist, teacher, and nurse.
She was married to her husband, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, on July 2, 1955. She has four children, Trevor Thamsanqa, Theresa Thandeka, Naomi Nontombi, and Mpho Andrea.
All of her children attended the Waterford Kamhlaba School in Swaziland. She also has nine grandchildren.
During 1970 and 1972, Nomalizo was an assistant to the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
Then from 1976-1984, she was the director of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project of the South African Institute of Race Relations.
In the year 2000, along with her husband, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of National Louis University.
Nomalizo along with her husband was also awarded the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award by the We Are Family Foundation in 2009.
Apparently, she renewed her marriage vows in 2015 and underwent hip surgery in 2016.
Nomalizo Leah Tutu Net Worth
Nomalizo Leah Tutu is yet to reveal her net worth to the public.
However, most of her income is from her work as a teacher.