President of Malawi

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The President of Malawi is the country’s head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing Malawi domestically and internationally.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Malawi ⓘ
linked to: Malawi
appointedBy popular vote ⓘ
branch executive branch of Malawi ⓘ
canDissolve National Assembly of Malawi ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Malawi ⓘ
country Malawi ⓘ
electionFrequency every 5 years ⓘ
electionProcess direct popular election ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement must be a citizen of Malawi ⓘ
must be a registered voter ⓘ
must be at least 35 years old ⓘ
must not be disqualified by the Constitution of Malawi ⓘ
eligibleVoters citizens of Malawi aged 18 or over ⓘ
firstHolder Hastings Kamuzu Banda ⓘ
formationDate 1966-07-06 ⓘ
governmentSystem unitary presidential republic ⓘ
hasAssociatedPosition Vice President of Malawi ⓘ
incumbent Lazarus Chakwera ⓘ
incumbentSince 2020-06-28 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lilongwe District ⓘ
nominator political parties in Malawi ⓘ
officeCreatedFrom transition from monarchy to republic in Malawi ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Bakili Muluzi ⓘ
Bingu wa Mutharika ⓘ
Hastings Kamuzu Banda ⓘ
Joyce Banda ⓘ
Lazarus Chakwera ⓘ
Peter Mutharika ⓘ
officeType presidential system ⓘ
partOf Government of Malawi ⓘ
predecessorOffice Governor-General of Malawi ⓘ
Monarch of Malawi ⓘ
residence Kamuzu Palace ⓘ
Sanjika Palace ⓘ
responsibility appointing the Cabinet of Malawi ⓘ
assenting to or vetoing legislation ⓘ
delivering the State of the Nation Address ⓘ
leading the executive branch of Malawi ⓘ
promulgating laws ⓘ
representing Malawi in international relations ⓘ
serving as commander-in-chief of the Malawi Defence Force ⓘ
seat Lilongwe ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
subordinateTo Constitution of Malawi ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
termLimit two terms ⓘ
termRenewable once ⓘ

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Commonwealth heads of government → hasMember → President of Malawi ⓘ
Joyce Banda → positionHeld → President of Malawi ⓘ
Joyce Banda → office → President of Malawi ⓘ
Kamuzu Palace → occupant → President of Malawi ⓘ
Executive branch of Malawi → headOfGovernment → President of Malawi ⓘ
Executive branch of Malawi → headOfState → President of Malawi ⓘ
Executive branch of Malawi → leaderTitle → President of the Republic of Malawi ⓘ
linked to: President of Malawi
Constitution of Malawi → establishes → President of Malawi ⓘ
Governor of Nyasaland → successorOffice → President of Malawi ⓘ