Bakili Muluzi

Elson Bakili Muluzi
Muluzi in 2019
2nd President of Malawi
In office
24 May 1994 – 24 May 2004
Vice PresidentJustin Malewezi and Chakufwa Chihana
Preceded byHastings Banda
Succeeded byBingu wa Mutharika
Personal details
Born (1943-03-17) 17 March 1943 (age 81)
Machinga, Nyasaland
Political partyMalawi Congress Party (before 1992)
UDF (1992–present)
Spouse(s)Annie Chidzira Muluzi (divorced)
(m. 1987; div. 2011)
Children7, including Atupele
Websitebakilimuluzi.com
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Elson Bakili Muluzi (born 17 March 1943[1]) is a Malawian politician who was President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004. He was also chairman of the United Democratic Front (UDF) until 2009. He succeeded Hastings Kamuzu Banda as Malawi's president. He also served in Banda's cabinet as minister without portfolio, before retiring in 1980.

Muluzi served as minister and secretary general of the Malawi Congress Party for years until he was dismissed for abusing MCP party funds.

  1. ^ "Muluzi on open term: it was a bad idea". The Nation. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.