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Lazarus Chakwera

1955 - Today

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Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician, theologian, and pastor who served as the sixth president of Malawi from 2020 to 2025. A member of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), he has served as the party's president since 2013. He also served as President of the Malawian Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013, and during his presidency concurrently served as Minister of Defense from 2020 to 2023. Born in Lilongwe, Chakwera graduated from the University of Malawi in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in arts and philiphosy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lazarus Chakwera is the 2,902nd most popular politician (up from 2,914th in 2019), the most popular biography from Malawi and the most popular Malawian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lazarus Chakwera ranks 2,902 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert, King of Sweden, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Neil Kinnock, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, and Cædwalla of Wessex. After him are John Sherman, Sergey Shoygu, Milton Obote, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Khaba, and B. J. Habibie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Lazarus Chakwera ranks 40. Before him are Mariano Rajoy, Nina Hagen, Svante Pääbo, Chow Yun-fat, Denis Mukwege, and Matteo Zuppi. After him are Sergey Shoygu, Li Keqiang, Timothy Laurence, Israel Katz, Kris Jenner, and Valery Gerasimov.

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In Malawi

Among people born in Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera ranks 1 out of 15. After him are Bingu wa Mutharika (1934), Hastings Banda (1898), Joyce Banda (1950), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Peter Mutharika (1940), Abeid Karume (1905), Theresa Kachindamoto (1950), Anthea Stewart (1944), Michelle Paver (1960), William Kamkwamba (1987), and Russell Mwafulirwa (1983).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malawi

Among politicians born in Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera ranks 1. After him are Hastings Banda (1898), Joyce Banda (1950), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Peter Mutharika (1940), Abeid Karume (1905), and Theresa Kachindamoto (1950).

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