Lazarus Chakwera

His Excellency
Lazarus Chakwera
His Excellency Lazarus Chakwera
	Chakwera in 2022
President of Malawi
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 June 2020
Vice President	Saulos Chilima (2020–2024); Michael Usi (2024–present)
Preceded by	Peter Mutharika
Minister of Defense
	In office; 28 June 2020 – 31 January 2023[citation needed]
President	Himself
Succeeded by	Harry Mkandawire
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; May 2014 – February 2019
Preceded by	John Tembo
Succeeded by	Lobin Lowe
Member of Parliament ; for Lilongwe North West
	In office; May 2014 – May 2019
Personal details
Born	Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera; 5 April 1955 (age 69); Lilongwe, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Malawi)
Political party	Malawi Congress Party
Spouse	Monica Chakwera (m. 1977)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Malawi; University of the North; University of South Africa; Trinity International University

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Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020.^[1] He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013.^[2] He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013.

Previously, Chakwera was the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly following highly controversial elections held on 21 May 2019 which were overturned by the Constitutional Court.^[3] He was appointed chairman of SADC on 17 August^[4] at the SADC 41st Annual Summit held on 9 August to 19 August 2021 in Lilongwe, Malawi.

^ Cite error: The named reference BBC News was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Who is Malawi's new leader Lazarus Chakwera? | DW | 27.06.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Historic! Malawi court nullifies presidential elections | Malawi 24 - Malawi news". Malawi24. 3 February 2020.
^ "Southern Africa: SADC to Hold 41st SADC Summit in Malawi". allAfrica.com. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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[2] Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Who is Malawi's new leader Lazarus Chakwera? | DW | 27.06.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[3] "Historic! Malawi court nullifies presidential elections | Malawi 24 - Malawi news". Malawi24. 3 February 2020.

[4] "Southern Africa: SADC to Hold 41st SADC Summit in Malawi". allAfrica.com. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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His Excellency Lazarus Chakwera
Chakwera in 2022

President of Malawi
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2020
Vice President	Saulos Chilima (2020–2024) Michael Usi (2024–present)
Preceded by	Peter Mutharika
Minister of Defense
In office 28 June 2020 – 31 January 2023^{[citation needed]}
President	Himself
Succeeded by	Harry Mkandawire
Leader of the Opposition
In office May 2014 – February 2019
Preceded by	John Tembo
Succeeded by	Lobin Lowe
Member of Parliament for Lilongwe North West
In office May 2014 – May 2019

Personal details
Born	Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (1955-04-05) 5 April 1955 (age 69) Lilongwe, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Malawi)
Political party	Malawi Congress Party
Spouse	Monica Chakwera (m. 1977)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Malawi University of the North University of South Africa Trinity International University