Peter Mutharika
Peter Mutharika | |
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.jpg?lang=simple) Mutharika in 2014 | |
| 5th & 7th President of Malawi | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2025 | |
| Vice President | Jane Ansah |
| Preceded by | Lazarus Chakwera |
| In office 31 May 2014 – 28 June 2020 | |
| Vice President | Saulos Chilima Everton Chimulirenji |
| Preceded by | Joyce Banda |
| Succeeded by | Lazarus Chakwera |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 September 2011 – 26 April 2012 | |
| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Etta Banda |
| Succeeded by | Ephraim Chiume |
| Minister of Education, Science and Technology | |
| In office 9 August 2010 – 8 September 2011 | |
| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | George Chaponda |
| Succeeded by | George Chaponda |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 June 2009 – 9 August 2010 | |
| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Henry Dama Phoya |
| Succeeded by | George Chaponda |
| Member of Parliament for Thyolo East | |
| In office 19 May 2009 – March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bapu Khamisa |
| Succeeded by | Gerson Timothy Solomoni |
| Advisor to The President on Foreign and Domestic Policy | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Peter Mutharika 18 July 1940 Chisoka, Thyolo, Nyasaland |
| Nationality | Malawian |
| Political party | DPP (2004–present) UDF (before 2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Christophine (d. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Bingu wa Mutharika (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of London (LLB) Yale University (LLM, JSD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | International Jurist Award |
Arthur Peter Mutharika (/muːˈtɑːrɪkə/[source?]; born 18 July 1939)[1][2][3] is a Malawian politician, educator and lawyer who is serving as the President of Malawi since 2025. He was the 5th President of Malawi from 31 May 2014 until he lost his re-election bid on June 28, 2020.[4] He informally served as an adviser to his older brother, President Bingu wa Mutharika, on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.[5]
In August 2021, the Constitutional Court examines an appeal lodged by the Progressive Democratic Party of Peter Mutharika. He calls for the cancellation of the 2020 presidential election because four of his representatives had been banned from sitting on the Electoral Commission.
He became president-elect again after defeating Chakwera in the 2025 election.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Index Mp-Mz". www.rulers.org.
- ↑ "Shocking! Things You Did Not Knwo About Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika! (sic)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ↑ "Prof. Arthur Peter Wa Mutharika – Governance Link Initiative". Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ↑ "Succession crisis looms in DPP". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "Building Up Malawi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ↑ Mutharika wins Malawi election, as it happened, bbc.com, 2025-09-24
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