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Malawi: offices and people
Malawi: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
51 of 51 offices match
Head of state and government
President of Malawi
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Sept 2026.
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Sept 2026.
People and tenure
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Peter Mutharika
Reported current4 Oct 2025 – End unknown
President of Malawi
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 4 Oct 2025
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State
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Lazarus Chakwera
Historical28 Jun 2020 – 4 Oct 2025
Malawi religious figure and politician
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 28 Jun 2020
- End: 4 Oct 2025
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State from United States
Peter Mutharika
Historical31 May 2014 – 28 Jun 2020
President of Malawi
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 31 May 2014
- End: 28 Jun 2020
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State
Joyce Banda
Historical7 Apr 2012 – 31 May 2014
4th President of Malawi
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 7 Apr 2012
- End: 31 May 2014
Portrait: CC BY 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Lindsay Mgbor/Department for International Development
Bingu wa Mutharika
Historical24 May 2004 – 5 Apr 2012
Malawi politician and economist (1934-2012)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 24 May 2004
- End: 5 Apr 2012
Portrait: CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · World Economic Forum
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Bakili Muluzi
Historical21 May 1994 – 24 May 2004
Malawian politician
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 21 May 1994
- End: 24 May 2004
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · L. Masina for VOA
Hastings Banda
Historical6 Jul 1966 – 24 May 1994
First president of Malawi
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 6 Jul 1966
- End: 24 May 1994
Portrait: CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · National Archives of Malawi
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.