| Masilo Mabeta | |
| Office1: | South African Ambassador to Liberia |
| Term1: | 5 April 2011 - ? |
| Office2: | South African Ambassador to Comoros |
| Term2: | 2004 - 2010 |
| Office3: | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
| Term3: | ?-? |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1947 |
| Education: | Harvard University |
Masilo Esau Mabeta (born 21 June 1947)[1] is a South African diplomat and former politician. He was the South African Ambassador to Liberia.[2] When he presented his credentials on 5 April 2011, he became the first Resident Ambassador from South Africa.[3] He was also the South African ambassador to the Comoros from 2004 to 2010.[4]
During apartheid, Mabeta was a member of the African National Congress.[5] He left South Africa to go into exile in 1980,[6] and in 1985 he graduated from Harvard University with a thesis titled Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe: The Role of the United States of America.[7] He later joined the United Democratic Movement, which he represented in the National Assembly before he joined the diplomatic service.