List of Malawians
Encyclopedia
Politicians
- Hastings Kamuzu Banda
- Bakili MuluziBakili MuluziElson Bakili Muluzi is a Malawian politician. He was the President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004 and was Chairman of the United Democratic Front until 2009.-Presidency:...
- Bingu wa MutharikaBingu wa MutharikaBingu wa Mutharika is a Malawi economist who is President of Malawi. He took office on 24 May 2004 after winning a disputed presidential election...
- Gwanda ChakuambaGwanda ChakuambaGwandaguluwe "Gwanda" Chakuamba Phiri is a prominent Malawian politician who is currently the leader of the New Republican Party . He is from the lower Shire Valley area in southern Malawi....
- George ChapondaGeorge ChapondaDr. George T. Chaponda born , is a Malawian diplomat and politician. He is currently the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs....
- Joyce BandaJoyce BandaJoyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian educator, grassroots gender rights activist turned politician who has been Vice-President of Malawi since May 2009. She is Malawi's first female vice president. She had previous posts as a Member of Parliament, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for...
- Dunduzu ChisizaDunduzu ChisizaDunduzu Kaluli Chisiza was an early agitator for independence in Central Africa.-Early life:He was born in Florence Bay in the Karonga district of Nyasaland on August 8, 1930, the youngest and eleventh child of Kaluli Chisiza, a group village headman and farmer...
- Yatuta ChisizaYatuta ChisizaYatuta Chisiza was a former Malawian minister of home affairs who led a brief guerrilla incursion into the country in October 1967.He entered Mwanza district from Tanzania with nine others...
- Kanyama ChiumeKanyama ChiumeKanyama Chiume , was born Murray William Kanyama Chiume, in Nkhata Bay District, Nyasaland where he became a leading nationalist in the struggle for Malawi’s independence in the 1950s and 1960s...
- Eric ChiwayaEric ChiwayaEric Chiwaya, a member of the United Democratic Front, is the urban governor for Blantyre, Malawi. On January 8, 2003, he was stoned by a mob which argued that the government was colluding with vampires. Chiwaya survived the attack and denied the allegations....
- Davis KatsongaDavis KatsongaDavis Chester Katsonga is a Malawian politician. He gained the position of Defence Minister on 1 June 2006 during a cabinet reshuffle. He was the foreign minister from early in 2005 until June 2006. Previously he was the minister of natural resources from June 2004 until early 2005, and before...
- Zimani KadzamiraZimani KadzamiraZimani David Kadzamira is a Malawian academic, civil servant and diplomat. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi until 2009.-Early life and education:...
– former VC, University of Malawi - Brown ChimphambaBrown ChimphambaBrown Chimphamba is a Malawian academic, civil servant and diplomat. He is the former Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was also the chairman of the commission which ran the 1993 referendum which ended the rule of Hastings Banda's Malawi Congress Party...
– VC, University of Malawi (1990s), current Ambassador to UN - David RubadiriDavid RubadiriJames David Rubadiri is a Malawian diplomat, academic and poet. At independence in 1964, Rubadiri was appointed Malawi's first ambassador to the United States and the United Nations...
– VC, University of Malawi (until 2005) - Maxwell MkwezalambaMaxwell MkwezalambaMaxwell Mkwezalamba is a Malawian politician and economist born on December 22, 1959. He is Commissioner for Economic Affairs for the African Union Commission, a position he has held since May 2004....
– Minister, OAU - Attati MpakatiAttati MpakatiAttati Mpakati was a Malawian dissident and leader of the Socialist League of Malawi from 1975 until his death. He was killed by a letter bomb while in exile in Zimbabwe. It is widely suspected that the parcel was sent by agents of President Hastings Banda of Malawi...
- Brown MpinganjiraBrown MpinganjiraBrown Mpinganjira is a Malawian politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Bakili Muluzi from 1999 until 2000. He then broke with Muluzi over the latter's attempt to have the constitution changed so that he could run for a third term of office. Mpinganjira formed his...
- Ben Chiza Mkandawire (revolutionary)
- Chakufwa ChihanaChakufwa ChihanaChakufwa Chihana was a Malawia human rights activist, pro-democracy advocate, trade unionist and later, politician. He served as the Second Vice President in Malawi. He is credited as the 'father of Malawian democracy' in Malawi...
Internet Radio and Entertainment Portal
- Zakumalawi.com – Malawis Social network site,forums, blogs and many more
- Kwachafm.com – Matchona Radio
- Kuseka.com – Cartoons, Jokes from the warm heart of Africa
- [Timve Magazine http://www.timvemag.com – Malawi online lifestyle magazine
- [MMalawi Blog http://mmalawi.blogspot.com/ – Malawi's music and entertainment directory
http://www.malawiana.net - Malawi music, news, photos, upcoming events, and more.
Sports Persons
- Esau Kanyenda – Malawis best striker
- Tamika MkandawireTamika MkandawireTamika Mkandawire is a Malawi-born footballer who plays for Millwall in The Championship. He can play as a Centre back or in a holding role, as a defensive Midfielder.-Early life:...
– football player
Other
- James Ndove IT Audit professional who worked in Malawian Central Bank before moving to London as a consultant where he was seconded to one of the top banks by his consulting firm. Presently in Middle East.
- Amon Chihana
- Matthews Chikaonda
- Henry Chipembere
- Orton ChirwaOrton ChirwaOrton Chirwa, born Orton Edgar Ching'oli Chirwa on 30 January 1919, was a lawyer and political leader in colonial Nyasaland and after independence became Malawi's Minister of Justice and Attorney General. After a dispute with Malawi's autocratic president Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, he and his...
- Vera ChirwaVera ChirwaVera Mlangazua Chirwa is a Malawian born lawyer and human and civil rights activist. She was Malawi's first female lawyer and a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party. She fought for multiparty democratic rule in Malawi and was charged with treason, tried and sentenced to death by the...
- Cecilia KadzamiraCecilia KadzamiraCecilia Tamanda Kadzamira was the official hostess of Malawi during the reign of Kamuzu Banda. Whilst she and Dr. Banda were not officially married, she served as the first lady or official hostess for several years. For several years, she was the most powerful woman in Malawi...
- Justin MaleweziJustin MaleweziJustin Malewezi or Justin Chimera Malewezi is a Malawian politician and a Member of Parliament for Ntchisi North in the Central Region of Malawi...
- Tiwonge Msulira Banda
- Memory Peter Afonso
- Jack Chitenje A Malawian Web Developer. He is particularly known as a founder of http://www.Malawiana.net, one of the first Malawian social sites. Over the years he has built and continues to maintain a range of websites including http://www.malawisn.com , http://www.musicatar.com , http://youfric.com, and http://www.maravipost.com.
- Hetherwick NtabaHetherwick NtabaDr. Hetherwick Ntaba is a Malawian medical doctor and politician, currently the Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Progressive Party . Ntaba was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994. Later, he was Secretary-General of the DPP.-References:...
- Chauncy Mopho Jere Transportation and Logistics Specialist
- Jane Kambalame
- James Kishombe Northern Malawian computer systems expert residing in the United States
- Kenneth Harry Msiska Ist Generation ICT Activist
- Samuel Kayuni
- Albert Kanthenga Switching Technician
- Kondwani Mwangulube
- Gilbert Chimphamba Politician, born in Malawi in 1983, grandchild of Professor Brown ChimphambaBrown ChimphambaBrown Chimphamba is a Malawian academic, civil servant and diplomat. He is the former Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was also the chairman of the commission which ran the 1993 referendum which ended the rule of Hastings Banda's Malawi Congress Party...
and currently studying Political Science in the UK - William KamkwambaWilliam KamkwambaWilliam Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor and author. He gained fame in his country when, in 2002, he built a windmill to power a few electrical appliances in his family's house in Masitala using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected in a local scrapyard...
- Nolence Mwangwego Malawian linguist and invetor of the Mwangwego script which can be viewed at www.mwangwego.com.