Malawi: Heads of State: 1966-2023 President of the Republic of Malawi 6 Jul 1966 - 6 Jul 1971 Hastings Kamuzu Banda [1] Life President of Malawi 6 Jul 1971 - 17 Nov 1993 Hastings Kamuzu Banda (x) President of the Republic of Malawi 17 Nov 1993 - 21 May 1994 Hastings Kamuzu Banda (x) 21 May 1994 - 24 May 2004 Elson Bakili Muluzi 24 May 2004 - 5 Apr 2012 Bingu wa Mutharika [2] 5 Apr 2012 - 7 Apr 2012 office vacant 7 Apr 2012 - 31 May 2014 Joyce Hilda Banda [3] 31 May 2014 - 28 Jun 2020 Arthur Peter Mutharika 28 Jun 2020 - Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera [1] Original name: Akim Kamnkhwala Mtunthama Banda. [2] Original name: Brightson Webster Ryson Thom Mutharika (changed to Bingu wa Mutharika in 1963). [3] Née Ntila. Last updated on: 18 May 2023 14:33:02
